X
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Get the latest news! Subscribe to the SMSF Adviser bulletin
  • News
    • Money
    • Education
    • Strategy
  • Webcasts
  • Features
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Promoted Content
No Results
View All Results
  • News
    • Money
    • Education
    • Strategy
  • Webcasts
  • Features
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Promoted Content
No Results
View All Results
Home News

Class data reveals inconsistencies between member balances

Class has released data showing a significant difference in the balances held by member one and member two in a typical two-member SMSF, and has urged the industry to consider changes to address this.

by Reporter
September 16, 2016
in News
Reading Time: 1 min read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Class SMSF Benchmark report shows the split of assets between members is often skewed for a typical two-member fund.

“The balance of the first member is likely to be twice that of the second member” the report said.

X

The average balance for the first member of the fund was $1,195,767, while the average balance for member two was just $629,551.

The report revealed 76 per cent of SMSFs are two-member funds, and the gender split across all funds is 53 per cent male and 47 per cent female.

The report also revealed data on the number of SMSFs being serviced by each business in its database. The median number of SMSFs being serviced per firm is 55, while the average number of SMSFs per business is 115.

The data shows 23.4 per cent of firms service less than 25 SMSFs, 23.8 per cent service 26 to 100, 24.1 per cent service 101 to 250 and 20.6 per cent service 251 to 500.

The other 29.3 per cent service 500 or more SMSFs, with the bulk of these servicing more than 1,000.

Related Posts

People will hold on to assets with revised Div 296 legislation to avoid CGT

by Keeli Cambourne
December 5, 2025

In the Senate Estimates on Wednesday (3 December) Senator James Paterson said according to the Parliamentary Budget Office, superannuation members...

Daniel Butler, director, DBA Lawyers

Keep transactions arm’s length in unit trusts to avoid hefty NALI tax: legal expert

by Keeli Cambourne
December 5, 2025

Daniel Butler, director of DBA Lawyers, said if dealings are not done at arm’s length, section 295-222(5)(a) can result in...

Mary Simmons

Understanding complex behaviour next challenge for SMSF sector

by Keeli Cambourne
December 5, 2025

Mary Simmons, head of technical for the SMSF Association, told SMSF Adviser that although changing rules and technical complexity will...

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Join our newsletter

View our privacy policy, collection notice and terms and conditions to understand how we use your personal information.
SMSF Adviser is the authoritative source of news, opinions and market intelligence for Australia’s SMSF sector. The SMSF sector now represents more than one million members and approximately one third of Australia's superannuation savings. Over the past five years the number of SMSF members has increased by close to 30 per cent, highlighting the opportunity for engaged, informed and driven professionals to build successful SMSF advice business.

Subscribe to our newsletter

View our privacy policy, collection notice and terms and conditions to understand how we use your personal information.

About Us

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Collection Notice
  • Privacy Policy

Popular Topics

  • News
  • Strategy
  • Money
  • Podcasts
  • Promoted Content
  • Feature Articles
  • Education
  • Video

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. All content published on this site is the property of Prime Creative Media. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited

No Results
View All Results
NEWSLETTER
  • News
  • Money
  • Education
  • Strategy
  • Webcasts
  • Features
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Promoted Content
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us

© 2025 All Rights Reserved. All content published on this site is the property of Prime Creative Media. Unauthorised reproduction is prohibited