SMSFs

Funds management

Time to drive the ‘spruikers’ out of investment property: DomaCom

Regulation of the investment property sector will help financial planners to push spruikers out of the area and provide clients with more protection, DomaCom believes....

Financial planning

BGL partenrs with TAG on audit offering

SMSF administration specialist, BGL Corporate Solutions has partnered with TAG Financial Services to enhance its Simple Fund 360 offering....

Accounting

Accountants need to start talking about SMSF

Accountants are not having the necessary conversations on what is going to happen to their ability to give advice on self-managed super funds (SMSF) after July 2016, an a...

Superannuation

SMSFs winning favour with younger generation of investors

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) are beginning to appeal to a much younger demographic, Australian Tax Office (ATO) data shows. ...

Superannuation

New research points to SMSF outperformance

While conventional wisdom holds that cash-focused SMSFs lag conventional funds, new data suggests otherwise. ...

Superannuation

SPAA’s tax-time warning

SMSF trustees need to implement their financial strategies by 30 June to get the best outcomes for their funds, the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia claims....

Financial planning

Broker predicts planning industry split

Financial planning business broker predicts the industry will split into two sectors with non-aligned groups dominating the holistic, high touch advice space....

Financial planning

Customers shun term deposits for alternatives

Falling interest rates has taken the sheen off term deposits, losing 36,000 customers over the last 12 months, in contrast to the SMSF sector....

Superannuation

Accounting firm forays into SMSF

Accounting and planning firm Chan and Naylor has launched a national self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration business unit....

Superannuation

SMSFs missing out on benefits of bonds

SMSFs should increase their exposure to bonds to boost their returns, Credit Suisse analysts believe....

Superannuation

SMAs’ transparency proves popular with SMSF trustees

Separately managed accounts’ (SMA) centralised reporting function makes them a superior option to managed funds, particularly following the growth of self-managed super f...

Accounting

Accountants need to consider advice options around SMSFs

Accountants considering advice on SMSFs after July 2016 need to consider their business future ahead of licensing concerns ...

Superannuation

SMSFs face hefty tax bills for uncommercial lending

SMSF trustees are being urged to ensure limited recourse borrowing arrangements related party loans are proved on commercial terms to avoid substantial tax bills. ...

Superannuation

SMSF trustees urged to clamp down on contraventions

The Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) new penalty regime could see up to 50 per cent of self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees fined for violations of their duties, an accou...