Advisers warned on sole purpose breach with advice fees
With Kenneth Hayne identifying the payment of certain advice fees from super as a problem area, SMSF professionals should be cautious around
Association calls for overhaul of TRIS rules
The government should allow transition to retirement income streams to convert to account-based pensions upon a condition of release, with t
SMSF property spruiker cops court orders
The Supreme Court of Queensland has made orders against an unlicensed financial services business that advised clients to set up SMSFs to fa
SMSF service providers review fee arrangements post RC
Following the royal commission’s recommendations to ban grandfathered commissions and limit the deduction of advice fees, major SMSF servi
ATO to contact members about deductions for contributions
The ATO plans to contact around 11,000 taxpayers in February about claiming deductions for personal super contributions to ensure they claim
AMP reports ‘signs of deterioration’ in loans to advisers
In its full-year results, AMP has warned that practice finance loans to AMP-aligned advisers are driving an increase in mortgage arrears acr
SMSF software firm automates tax statement processing
One of the major SMSF software firms has developed a new console that manages and automates the processing of tax statements.
Franking credit proposals prompt spate of buy-backs, dividends
The proposed changes to franking credits are predicted to trigger a wave of buy-back announcements and other shareholder returns over the ne
Daniel Butler and Shaun Backhaus
Labor’s superannuation and related reform proposals
Shelley Banton
What’s the value of an unlisted asset?
Deanne Firth
Is it time to simplify Australia’s awards system?
Christian Pakpahan & Daniel Butler
Alternate directors in the SMSF context Part 2
Brian Bendzulla
Regulatory unfairness with foreign pensions
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