Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...
The Federal Opposition has renewed its commitment to eliminating governance conflicts in super, specifically referencing those entailing union agendas and investment outc...
Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....
Institute of Chartered Accountants urges industry to make clear to Government the implications of proposed related-party legislation....
The ISN has announced a new range of governance standards for super funds, but the Opposition has expressed disappointment that the need for independent directors has not...
AIST accuses Federal Opposition and retail funds of driving attacks on industry fund governance model....
Institute of Chartered Accountants superannuation specialist Liz Westover has pointed to new regulations having been finalised requiring SMSF trustees to report fund asse...
Former Cooper Review chairman Jeremy Cooper files his own submission with the Productivity Commission arguing the benefits of independent super trustee directors....
Australian SMSFs should be able to receive superannuation transfers from New Zealand, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA)....
SPAA urges Govt not to exclude SMSFs from proposed trans-Tasman super regime....
SMSFs that receive zero interest loans from a fund member may need to unwind the arrangement or deal with the impacts of changing legislation, according to Macquarie Bank...
The decision of most investors to hoard cash for the past few years was no surprise, but as Damon Taylor reports, the SMSF investment story might be starting to change....
SPAA has welcomed the proposed penalty system changes for SMSFs, saying trustees who break the rules will be treated more equitably....
Coalition claims new superannuation governance arrangements unduly favour large industry funds....
The growing number of self-managed super fund trustees being advised to enter into highly geared limited recourse borrowing arrangements in order to purchase assets for c...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...