SMSF TRUSTEES
Superannuation
The Australian Taxation Office has revealed the degree to which compliance activity has escalated with the growth in SMSFs....
Financial planning
Macquarie Adviser Services and Supercorp Technology have integrated software to automate and streamline self-managed super fund (SMSF) transaction data....
Superannuation
Further changes to the SMSF registration process will enable more time to assess SMSF trustees and prevent fraudulent activity, according to SPAA....
Superannuation
An increasing number of investors are not getting enough information and advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and are suffering as a result, according to W...
Superannuation
The average inflows into SMSFs almost doubled in the second quarter, but total contributions were still down 22 per cent on the 2008-9 financial year, according to a Mult...
Superannuation
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has welcomed the Federal Government's endorsement of a SPAA/Australian Artists Association art ...
Superannuation
In response to a Cooper Review recommendation that self-managed super fund (SMSF) professionals be banned from investing in art and collectables, SPAA has stated artwork ...
Superannuation
Many self-managed superannuation fund trustees are failing to keep their documentation up-to-date and risk running into regulatory and compliance problems....
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has disagreed with the Cooper Review by claiming SMSFs should be able to invest in collectibles and 'personal use' as...
Superannuation
A move by SMSF trustees into an increased share holding in 2009 has been maintained so far in 2010, according to a survey of 1,200 SMSFs administered by Multiport....
Tools & guides
Holding large value illiquid assets in a SMSF could prove problematic when a trust member dies. Deborah Wixted explains the obligations and options trustees and their fin...
Superannuation
Investments in collectables and personal-use assets will be banned, stricter rules around in-house assets will be introduced and there will be firmer regulation of SMSFs ...
Superannuation
The SPAA has urged industry and the Government to work together to remove harsh penalties for super fund investors who mistakenly make excess super contributions....
Superannuation
A tougher approach by the ATO to excess contributions has prompted SPAA to call for transitional relief....
Editorial
The SMSF administration industry has started a long journey of transformation from a cottage industry to a profession....
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