SMSFS

Financial planning

More trustees are willing to seek professional advice than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but that has not resulted in physical uptake, according to research from Investme...

SMSF

Self-managed superannuation funds will be allowed to have up to six members and the SMSF Association has welcomed this change as it will provide additional flexibility an...

Superannuation

The scammers are promising high returns of 8% to 20% per annum if the investors moved their super balance to a new self-managed superannuation fund. ...

SMSF

Large Australian Securities Exchange listed companies should structure their capital raising offers to maximise access for all investors to a proportionate offer and set ...

Superannuation

The first step should be considering whether making a product recommendation is necessary for advisers with clients that have balances over $500,000, according to BT Fina...

Financial planning

Sydney University research has suggested that accountants and financial advisers will be beneficiaries of the Government’s move to increase the maximum number of SMSF mem...

Financial planning

The SMSF Association has launched nine compulsory online modules as part of its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation. ...

Financial planning

Since 2007, the number of self-managed super funds using a financial planner has not grown at the same level as the amount of new trustees. ...

Funds management

The Australian Tax Office has confirmed that a part disposal of a home can be claimed as downsizer contributions and this has been extended to DomaCom’s senior equity rel...

Superannuation

New data has revealed the degree to which Self-Managed Superannuation Funds are facing a decade of struggle as the COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures undercuts the...

People & Products

The fintech platform acquired by Class has passed more than 500,000 entities on its platform. ...

SMSF

Accountants want to expand their role in the self-managed superannuation fund space but have cited their biggest challenges as regulatory related, according to a report....

Policy & Regulation

Seventy-four tax practitioners are going to have to explain themselves to the Tax Practitioners Board over possibly fraudulent SMSF annual returns and face sanctions if t...

Superannuation

Uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has lowered satisfaction levels with industry and retail super fund members but self-managed super fund and public sector fund member satis...

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced it has disqualified, suspended or added conditions to the registration for a number of self-managed sup...

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