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Superannuation

More than a third of new SMSF members in 2011 were under the age of 45, presenting an opportunity for advisers, particularly in the area of scaled advice, according to th...

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Superannuation

A slowdown in the establishment of new SMSFs may be due to a lack of consumer confidence in the Government's retirement savings policy, according to SMSF Academy managing...

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Financial planning

The Government has tabled a bill that will give individuals the option to have excess concessional contributions of $10,000 or less refunded from their superannuation acc...

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Financial planning

The Government has tabled a bill that will give individuals the option to have excess concessional contributions of $10,000 or less refunded from their superannuation acc...

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Superannuation

Aaron Dunn provides five SMSF suggestions that could be used to attract new business in 2012....

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Superannuation

The ATO has signaled it is changing its data collection systems around SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Mike Mitchell outlines some of the issues investors should consider before establishing or using an SMSF to purchase direct property....

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Financial planning

The SMSF sector continues to grow, with more funds and members at the end of 2011 than ever before, according to new ATO figures....

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Financial planning

The SMSF sector continues to grow, with more funds and members at the end of 2011 than ever before, according to new ATO figures....

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Superannuation

New Financial Services Council research backs benefits of auto-consolidation of superannuation accounts....

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Financial planning

The environment around SMSFs is changing fast and the forthcoming Money Management Masterclass is designed to help those dealing with change....

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Financial planning

The environment around SMSFs is changing fast and the forthcoming Money Management Masterclass is designed to help those dealing with change....

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Superannuation

Lawyers point to recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal decision as an object lesson in SMSFs dealing with related party transactions....

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Funds management

Bond manager PIMCO says falling interest rates mean now could be the time for SMSFs to swap their high cash holdings for fixed interest investments....

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Superannuation

David Court brings us up to date with the excess contributions tax and outlines some of the potential problems related to the Government's recent changes to the ECT....

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