SMSFS

Superannuation

Super and accounting bodies have applauded the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) guidelines on art and collectibles in self-managed super funds....

Superannuation

The new rules for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) investing in collectables and personal-use assets have been revealed by the Government....

Editorial

Strong growth fundamentals that favour commodity price growth point to solid investor returns from global resources. John Robinson explains why global resources exposure ...

Superannuation

Self-managed super fund trustees are taking advantage of new limited recourse borrowing arrangements to invest in both property and other financial assets, according to S...

Superannuation

SMSFs a greater AML/CTF risk, claims ASFA submission....

Superannuation

Govt funds ATO and ASIC to tighten rules around SMSFs....

Financial planning

The levy to cover the $55 million financial assistance package for victims of the Trio Capital collapse has been announced by the Government....

Funds management

The increasing popularity of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and their development towards more complex and risky structures, means that investors and advisers must do thei...

Financial planning

Risk insurance financial planning practices will continue to be highly valued despite the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) announcement of a prospective ban...

Editorial

Despite the current emphasis on FOFA, Ian Knox explains why it is that clients, not reform, should come first....

Superannuation

The Federal Government is expected to announce a number of key changes in the May Budget aimed at overcoming what are regarded as unintended consequences around the so-ca...

Superannuation

Term deposits may not be the best option for self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees nearing the pension phase who want to ensure liquidity, according to HLB Man...

Editorial

Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...

Superannuation

Continuous tinkering with the rules relating to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and superannuation in general is causing serious concerns for advisers and inflicting dra...

Superannuation

Continuous tinkering with the rules relating to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and superannuation in general is causing serious concerns for advisers and inflicting dra...

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