The ATO has backed a SPAA assessment that illegal early release schemes involving SMSFs are declining....
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....
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...
SPAA concerned at implications of draft ATO ruling....
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has urged the Australian Taxation Office to release the final tax ruling on when a superannuation income stream commences...
Claims that SMSFs have no recourse against fraud and theft are simply not true, according to SPAA....
Peter Burgess believes many SMSFs are failing to claim valuable tax deductions....
SPAA points to the danger of SMSF trustees under-claiming on tax deductions....
New report advocates tailoring SMSF advice to generational needs....
SPAA has called on the ATO to clarify superannuation income streams so SMSFs are not caught out by new legislation....
By becoming licensed to provide financial advice, accountants will be able to charge clients for advice they are currently "giving away for free", says head of SMSF Advic...
Disillusionment with the funds management industry and a hunger for transparency among clients is fuelling a move towards direct equities....
The time has come for a total rethink about how investors are looked after when there is a 'Trio Capital', according to SPAA's Peter Burgess....
Self-managed superannuation was the clear winner of 2011, with healthy sector growth and satisfactory investment returns. However, as 2012 kicks off, SMSFs must turn thei...
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,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...