FOFA freeze gives ‘breathing space’: SPAA
The finance minister’s recent freeze on changes to the FOFA reforms was a favourable move, according to the SMSF Professionals’ Association ...
The finance minister’s recent freeze on changes to the FOFA reforms was a favourable move, according to the SMSF Professionals’ Association ...
The corporate regulator has said that superannuation is its greatest challenge and that the growth in SMSFs is one of its main focus areas
The concept of free SMSF set-up is not problematic and can be a valid marketing tool, according to several SMSF practitioners.
Trustees should be required to have a minimum level of education to operate an SMSF, according to one financial services analyst.
SMSF trustees tend to be “more sticky” and more likely to stay with a planning practice due to the financial complexity of their funds, ...
Andrew Hamilton, AMP’s SMSF administration director, will be departing from the finance giant later this year.
The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has rejected the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia's (ICAA's) ...
THE ATO has revealed the level of risk it believes limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) pose to the SMSF sector and its ...
Count Financial has launched its licensing service for accountants who want to continue to offer SMSF advice after the removal of the ...
The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia has supported the federal government’s decision to modify best interest duty as part of the ...
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann will take on the duties of Assistant Treasurer Senator Arthur Sinodinos while the ICAC investigation into ...
BGL has released its SMSF administration offering Simple Fund 360, according to an announcement from the SMSF software company.
High net worth (HNW) investor numbers have climbed by nearly 10 per cent in 12 months, with a third of their collective $1.39 trillion in ...
A straw poll conducted by SMSF Adviser shows a majority of respondents believe the phase-out period for the accountants’ exemption is not ...
A firm has paid an infringement notice penalty after making “potentially misleading statements” about the cost of setting up an SMSF.
Ernst and Young has outlined key auditor considerations which have come to light as a result of the requirement for an SMSF’s assets to be ...
The aged care reforms coming into play on 1 July 2014 will see retirees, including SMSF trustees, paying more for admission and subsequent ...
The current four per cent withdrawal rate for superannuation is “no silver bullet” and is associated with a 20 per cent chance of financial ...
Class Super’s cloud-based SMSF administration service is now available to all Class customers, the SMSF software provider announced.
The ATO is “spread very thinly” in terms of monitoring SMSF compliance given the size and evolution of the sector, according to the ...
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