SMSFs

Accounting

Accountants need to decide on AFS licence requirements

Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...

Superannuation

SMSFs warned against residential property

SMSFs investing in residential property should look for “impartial advice” rather than falling for those looking to make a sale, an accountant and financial adviser firm ...

Financial planning

Planners, SMSFs on ASIC radar

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, confirms planners and SMSFs are on ASIC’s radar over the next 12 months....

Financial planning

Accountants deserve financial advice authority: submission

Accountants are more qualified to give financial advice than planners, largely due to their working knowledge of SMSFs, a small business owner believes....

Superannuation

SMSF LRBA assets show huge surge

Improved data collection methods by the ATO shows SMSF limited recourse borrowing arrangements have risen to $8.3 billion from $2.6 billion in 2013....

Financial planning

BGL links with Auditflow

SMSF specialist BGL has linked with Auditflow to add new functionality to Simple Fund 360....

Superannuation

Many SMSF education events are of variable quality

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....

Superannuation

People’s Choice to rollout SMSF offering

People’s Choice Credit Union will develop a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) offering and enhance its current superannuation product range in an effort to expand i...

Editorial

Tracking the chase for dividend yield

A quick look at Australia's changing demographic profile raises many questions about the future for the retirement market, but also shows the hunt for dividend yield is f...

Accounting

Bulk of accountants providing SMSF advice not RG146 compliant

Only 15 per cent of accountants in providing advice on SMSFs are authorised to provide investment advice while a further 13 per cent are only RG146 compliant....

Financial planning

BGL links to Xero

BGL has integrated its Simple Fund 360 with Xero’s accounting software....

Superannuation

SMEs turning to SMSFs for flexibility

More small to medium-sized business owners are turning to SMSFs for better control, doubting whether super will last them in retirement....

Superannuation

SMSF sector strong despite critics

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