Marcus Evans looks at super changes and what advisers need to know when dealing with SMSFs....
There has been a tendency across the advice industry to use a cookie cutter model and this will need to be expanded to service the needs of SMSF trustees, according to a ...
BGL Corporate Solutions had added 56,000 companies and 7,500 trusts to its cloud compliance software offering in its first five weeks....
A new survey suggests many accountants providing SMSF advice were licensed well ahead of the end of the accountant’s exemption....
There is no trade-off between a lower interest rate and big bank safety, according to a comparison site....
In specie contributions to an SMSF, means the transfer of a financial or physical asset in its current form rather than in an equivalent amount of cash....
The objective of superannuation lacked clarity and simplicity while definitions of adequacy remained and ambiguous and lacked consensus, the SMSF Association Conference h...
Figures from a Class Super report do not support fears SMSF exposure to residential property was contributing to the booming property market....
Accountants remain the most trusted advisers for SMSF clients but with licensing take-up remaining low following the accountants' exemption, what will this mean for SMSF ...
The Federal Government’s super reforms, which targeted the wealthy, will impact many SMSF clients. Here lies an opportunity for advisers to walk clients through the chang...
SMSF clients may be more sophisticated and savvy with their investments but volatility affects them as much as anyone else. How do they invest their money? Malavika Santh...
SMSF administration provider, Class has introduced new filters aimed at assisting clients to deal with the latest super changes....
The lack of SMSF trustee education required is similar to requiring an unlicensed car driver to take a driving course only if they are involved in an accident, an industr...
SMSFs were more likely to trade during periods of market volatility than non-SMSFs but were taking a more conservative stance, according to CommSec....
The non-payment of contributions is less of a worry for SMSFs than it is for other superannuation funds, according to the SMSF Association....
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...