As the competition between SMSFs and the more mainstream industry and retail super funds continues to evolve, the solution for many Australians may lie in balancing both ...
While SMSFs may continue to experience significant and continued growth, there will be a stage in many trustees’ lives when the obligations inherent in running a fund wil...
Some financial advisers who regarded ETF growth as merely cyclical and not structural are starting to change their position, according to a report published by ETF Consul...
ATO is worried that SMSFs do not fully understand their obligations under the law when investing in property - or are taking advantage of the system....
SMSF appetite for property continues to grow, but the lack of any minimum professional standards for property investment advisers requires serious consideration from the ...
Whilst SMSFs are traditionally a retirement vehicle sought by ‘Baby Boomers’, Andrew Hewison, director of Hewison Private Wealth, believes they also may be a suitable opt...
SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery points to possibilities for SMSFs in biotechnology and life science investment....
The regulatory controls on the manner in which SMSFs approach risk insurance coverage for fund members are tightening in a number of respects, writes Macquarie Adviser Se...
Industry funds can slow the exit of members into SMSFs by helping members set up SMSFs under the industry fund's administration, according to Deloitte....
The SMSF sector is well placed to deal with the challenges of post-retirement, according to SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery....
WHK is in the process of assessing super fund IT providers to help the group improve its SMSF client services....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has applauded the Federal Government's lack of tax tinkering in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEF...
SMSFs are, by their very nature, tuned towards providing their members with income streams during retirement, according to John Wilson, head of PIMCO Australia....
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Australian Performance Financial Planning, after already suspending that licence earlier this year when the firm went into administration....
More than half of superannuation fund members are disengaged, with many seeking better performance, lower fees and stronger communication, according to a report released ...
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,...