SMSF

Funds management

A new online platform has launched in Australia, which gives high net worth investors and early-stage companies increased tax incentives....

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Accounting

Accountants who provide SMSF advice without a licence risk not being covered by professional indemnity insurance, as insurers treat accountants and financial advisers dif...

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Superannuation

ASIC has warned 185 SMSF auditors they face deregistration if they don’t lodge their annual statements and pay their outstanding fees....

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Superannuation

Spring FG will offer its SMSF platform trustees advice, financial education and training resources....

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Superannuation

Industry consultant, John Wiseman, believes the days of low-cost SMSFs will end at much the same time as the accountant’s exemption....

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Superannuation

The ATO’s extended deadline for small businesses to become SuperStream compliant has been welcomed by an SMSF body....

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Accounting

Accountants have been warned they are entering criminal territory if they provide unlicensed advice after 30 June....

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Superannuation

Another major super organisation believes SMSFs should be made to pull their weight in paying for financial services regulation....

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Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has questioned whether SMSFs are appropriately pulling their weight in meeting the costs of regulatory supervision....

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Accounting

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission signalled it will be scrutinising accountants giving advice after 30 June....

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Accounting

Less than half of all accountants who intend on operating under a full or limited AFSL have met the licencing requirement to provide SMSF advice, despite the looming dead...

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Superannuation

The SMSF Association has partnered with wealth management firm, Morgans Financial, to provide SMSF training to its authorised representatives. ...

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Financial planning

Planners may prove to be the best bet for accountants seeking to deal with a tougher new world surrounding SMSFs....

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Financial planning

An advice firm which allegedly gave conflicted advice has been ordered by a court to pay back the lost SMSF monies. ...

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Features

While understanding the intricacies of SMSFs require specialist training and education it is well worth the effort for advisers to be able to provide comprehensive SMSF a...

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