Miranda Brownlee

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Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.

Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.

You can email Miranda on: miranda.brownlee@momentummedia.com.au

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Four-fifths of clients in the dark on estate planning and super

02 November 2018 • Hits: 5013

An advisory firm estimates that around 80 per cent of clients are still under the misconception that their will and test ... READ MORE

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Fresh data emerges as rally against mandatory minimum continues

01 November 2018 • Hits: 3327

Class has conducted further analysis on the performance of SMSFs, particularly smaller SMSFs, to ease the Productivity C ... READ MORE

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Hundreds of SMSF ABNs cancelled following ATO surveillance

01 November 2018 • Hits: 6150

The ATO has cancelled the ABNs of almost 700 SMSFs following the implementation of its risk model for SMSF establishment ... READ MORE

Disqualify

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Independence clampdown claims another SMSF auditor

01 November 2018 • Hits: 4369

ASIC has disqualified another SMSF auditor for breaching independence requirements by auditing his business partner’s ... READ MORE

ASIC

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ASIC removes 155 SMSF auditors from register in FY17-18

31 October 2018 • Hits: 5626

In the 2017-18 financial year, ASIC removed a total of 155 SMSF auditors from the register, including 12 who were disqua ... READ MORE

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Calculation issue raised with fix for legacy pensions

31 October 2018 • Hits: 3297

While the legislative fix for the double counting issue for market-linked pensions has been welcomed by the SMSF industr ... READ MORE

Parliament

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Government makes moves to speed up raft of super measures

31 October 2018 • Hits: 4163

The Coalition government is negotiating with a number of independent parties in the Senate to help accelerate the passag ... READ MORE

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Adverse tax outcomes flagged with work contributions

30 October 2018 • Hits: 3551

SMSF practitioners may want to hold off on advising clients to make contributions under the work test measure when it’ ... READ MORE

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Franking credit proposal to cost SMSFs $11k-plus: report

30 October 2018 • Hits: 5016

Based on ATO statistics, the SMSF Association has estimated that Labor’s proposal to remove refundable franking credit ... READ MORE

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