SMSF SECTOR

Superannuation

The SMSF sector has unsurprisingly welcomed Labor’s election loss, after an extensive campaign against the party’s dividend proposal that the SMSF Association claimed aim...

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Financial planning

With adviser education set to be a continued focus for the industry in the new year, the SMSF Association has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s call for high advice ...

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Superannuation

A new Money Management survey has revealed most accountants and planners would be preapred to establish an SMSF on the basis of FUM of $200,000 or less. ...

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Superannuation

Billions of dollars are still being funnelled into SMSFs from traditional super vehicles annually, which should put an end to speculation that the SMSF sector is in decli...

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Financial planning

MDS Financial signals further acquisitions after completing its transaction with Sequoia Financial to gain a solid foothold in the SMSF sector....

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Superannuation

SPAA’s Graeme Colley claims ATO data does not support suggestions young people are rushing to set up SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Latest figures from the ATO has debunked the myth that more young people are piling into SMSFs and that trustees are bulking up on residential property according to SPAA....

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Superannuation

Wealth management platform, XPLAN, and cloud SMSF software, Class Super, have been integrated in an attempt to bridge the gap between planners and accountants. ...

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Financial planning

The founder and managing director of the SMSFs Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA), Andrea Slattery, has been crowned Money Management and Super Review’s Woman ...

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Awards

The founder and managing director of the SMSFs Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA), Andrea Slattery, has been crowned Money Management and Super Review’s Woman ...

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Financial planning

The six largest financial planning institutions can expect a visit from ASIC which will examine their compliance with high-risk advice areas....

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Superannuation

Specialised services offering to wrap up SMSF was not an adverse trend but a sign of the maturing of the SMSF sector....

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Superannuation

The Financial Systems Inquiry has been told that while there are many educational events aimed at the SMSF sector, there exist significant variations in their quality....

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Superannuation

Consumer satisfaction with the financial performance of superannuation has climbed to its highest point since the global financial crisis according to research conducted ...

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Superannuation

Claims that SMSF members are looking to return to mainstream funds are unfounded, according to SuperGuardian, Xpress Super chief executive, Olivia Long....

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