SMSF

Superannuation

Meeting the diverse needs of SMSFs will present the financial services industry with both challenges and opportunities, writes Tim Keegan....

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Superannuation

SPAA supports ASIC’s drive for tougher measures to tackle the 'bad apples’ of the financial services industry....

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Financial planning

ASFA suggests the development of specialised accreditation for planners providing retirement and post-retirement advice....

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Financial planning

No-one likes a surprise when wrestling with tax and superannuation, and financial planners heading towards the end of financial year seem primed on what is about to chang...

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Superannuation

Financial product-style regulation would be a poor fit for SMSFs, SPAA says....

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Superannuation

Using SMSFs as a funding vehicle for infrastructure and corporate loans is critical to Australia’s future economic stability, SPAA believes....

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Accounting

Accountants are grossly miscalculating the cost of licensing their own SMSF advice business, with many expecting to pay around an eighth of the actual cost....

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Superannuation

ASFA claims SMSFs utilising limited recourse borrowing arrangements are yet to have a significant impact on residential property markets....

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Accounting

The ICAA has defended the ATO’s SMSF jurisdiction while suggesting consumers need to take more responsibility for their advice outcomes....

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Superannuation

An accounting and advisory firm wants tighter regulation around the inclusion of residential property in SMSFs....

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Superannuation

While the quantum of overseas shares held in SMSFs has been increasing, it is still miniscule as a percentage of total SMSF assets. ...

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Superannuation

Global equities make up only a small proportion of total self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets and investors are “missing the boat”, according to Insync Fund Managers....

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Superannuation

Industry fund NGS Super has launched a self-managed super service offering shares, exchange traded funds (ETF) and term deposits....

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Superannuation

A self-managed super fund (SMSF) provider has paid a $10,200 infringement notice penalty for misleading advertising on the cost of setting up an SMSF....

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Financial planning

High net worth investor numbers invest a third of collective assets via self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF)....

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