Questions are being asked about whether advisers are facing greater risks of being perceived to breach the code of ethics because of the complexities inherent in advising...
The median ‘operating expense’ for a self-managed super fund is $3,923, according to the Australian Taxation Office, far lower than the $13,900 quoted in a recent SMSF fa...
Self-managed superannuation funds have been weathering the COVID-19 storm, writes Mike Taylor, but should be alert to the price they may be asked to pay as part of the re...
The Retirement Income Review has been welcomed by many in the industry, but Chris Dastoor writes, it is still uncertain what it will mean for the industry in the long-ter...
Specialist advice for self-managed superannuation funds is necessary to navigate market turbulences caused by external factors, the SMSF Association says....
The Retirement Income Review should not neglect looking at the retirement phase and needs to encourage governments to remove super policy from the budget policy cycle, th...
A customer-focused financial advice framework is needed to provide consumers with affordable advice with the help of sophisticated technology, according to the SMSF Assoc...
The SMSF Association wants the Government to dump its limited licensing regime for accountants on the basis of it having failed to meet its objectives and having, instead...
Running a SMSF is $8,900 cheaper than what ASIC believes, according to the SMSF Association....
Providing advice with respect to Self-Managed Superannuation Funds is complex and something deserving deeper analysis than the current review of the Tax Practitioners Boa...
SMSF members who deliberately hold an APRA-regulated fund for life insurance are at risk of losing this benefit if they fail to act before legislation comes into play in ...
Industry bodies have applauded the Government’s appointments to the Treasury, stating it is a ‘clear indication’ of the strategic focus being placed on financial services...
The SMSF sector has unsurprisingly welcomed Labor’s election loss, after an extensive campaign against the party’s dividend proposal that the SMSF Association claimed aim...
Self-managed superannuation funds both outperformed other super fund options and saw a decrease in operational costs, according to the latest statistics from the Australi...
The SMSF Association has welcomed the Government’s proposed changes regarding calculating ECPI and increasing the age where the work test for making contributions to supe...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...