SMSF

Policy & Regulation

ASIC disqualifies Queensland SMSF auditor

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has disqualified a Queensland self-managed superannuation auditor. ...

Policy & Regulation

SMSF auditor disqualified for independence breach

A New South Wales self-managed superannuation fund auditor has been disqualified for breaching independence requirements....

Superannuation

IPA lambasts Government’s SMSF audit proposal

The Institute of Public Accountants says the Government’s proposal to change the annual audit requirement for SMSFs shows it neither understands nor respects the work car...

Superannuation

2016 Budget slices SMSF tax status

New analysis from self-managed superannuation funds administrator Class has revealed the 2016 Budget changes sliced 25 per cent of the tax-free assets available to self-m...

Superannuation

Has PC opened SMSFs to attack?

The Productivity Commission has been warned that both its methodology and attitude to self-managed superannuation funds may have opened the sector to attack from other el...

Superannuation

Class points out gaps in PC’s super report

Class Limited has highlighted what it describes as significant SMSF gaps in the Productivity Commission's Superannuation Report and said is performing its own analysis to...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC bans SMSF financial adviser

ASIC has banned Queensland financial adviser, James Cribb, from providing financial services for four years. ...

Financial planning

SMSF Association calls for clarity about advisers’ prior education

The professional body representing the SMSF sector has called on FASEA to provide more guidance about how recognised prior learning for existing financial advisers will b...

SMSF

Crypto exchange Cointree targets SMSF space

After identifying interest from customers wanting to purchase cryptocurrency with their super, Cointree is partnering with SMSF accounting services provider New Brighton ...

People & Products

SMSF Association brings Liam Shorte on board

Liam Shorte, a SMSF specialist adviser and financial planner from Verante Financial Planning, has been appointed to the SMSF Association board. ...

Financial planning

FPA throws support behind ASIC’s tips to improve SMSF advice

The Financial Planning Association said it supports the practical tips that ASIC has provided to planners to improve the quality of the advice they give to clients....

Financial planning

SMSF advice fails ASIC scrutiny

As much as 90 per cent of advice provided in setting up a self-managed superannuation fund was non-compliant, according to a new Australian Securities and Investments Com...

Expert Analysis

Managing money efficiently

Jonathan Steffanoni looks at how the Productivity Commission’s recent recommendations regarding the superannuation industry highlight the importance of performance and ef...

Expert Analysis

Changes to Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements

Graeme Colley looks at the history of regulation on Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements, analysing how the most recent proposed changes will impact superannuation mem...

Superannuation

SMSFs should pull their weight – AIST

Industry funds representative organisation, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, has told the Treasury that self-managed superannuation funds should be pu...