The Labor Party’s confirmation on Friday that it would abolish franking credit rebates from 1 July 2019 discriminates against self-funded retirees, according to the SMSF ...
An outright ban on limited recourse borrowing arrangements could be avoided by just addressing risk factors, according to the SMSF Association....
The SMSF Association has rejected Australian Council of Trade Unions calls' for another inquiry into the SMSF sector....
The Royal Commission has laid groundwork to improve the financial services sector and build a more trusted industry, according to the SMSF Association....
The SMSF Association has strengthened its opposition to any outright ban on limited recourse borrowing arrangements, instead calling for an increase in consumer protectio...
With adviser education set to be a continued focus for the industry in the new year, the SMSF Association has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s call for high advice ...
The SMSF Association has claimed limited licence accountants are being disadvantaged by FASEA’s approach....
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has been urged to give professional associations leadership on continuing professional development with the SMSF Asso...
The SMSF Association has urged the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to prioritise finding a workable solution rather than rushing to meet its implementati...
The SMSF Association is selling the message that you don’t need $1 million to set up a self-managed superannuation fund but regulatory uncertainty does represent a major ...
Assistant treasurer Stuart Robert has announced a plan to ensure that death benefits that include insurance proceeds are not subject to tax when rolled over to a new supe...
Labor’s proposed franking credits reforms are “flawed, inequitable and fail to meet the policy intent of improving the integrity of dividend imputation for all tax payers...
The SMSF Association has welcomed the new Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance....
With 30 June closing in, there are several critical issues SMSF trustees and their advisers must consider when lodging their annual returns, the SMSF Association says....
A Budget proposal that self-managed superannuation funds with a good compliance history only be audited once every three years has been welcomed by the SMSF Association....
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,...