MLC's Peter Hogan outlines the key differences between SMSFs and other superannuation funds from an estate planning perspective. ...
SMSF trustees are increasingly utilising advanced stock research tools to plan for and manage their retirement portfolio. ...
Advisers will have to disclose a number of specific facts when providing SMSF advice, such as lack of compensation arrangements and costs associated with running a self-m...
Super funds which lose members to SMSFs are unlikely to see them come back....
SMSF trustees have had another duty imposed on them by the Federal Government, but it appears some practitioners are taking a worryingly minimalist approach to meeting th...
Daniel Butler from DBA Lawyers lists pros and cons of auto-reversionary pensions. ...
Latest APRA data shows SMSF sector enjoyed more solid growth in the last financial year - a figure welcomed by the industry. ...
The growth of the self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) sector could be damaged by the failure of fund members to properly manage the funds and their holdings, accordi...
Concerns have been expressed that badly-run SMSFs may yet impose costs on Federal Budget. ...
Heffron extends it SMSF administration and compliance service beyond financial planners to accountants....
SMSF service provider Heffron has extended its outsourced SMSF administration and compliance services to accountants, stating they are facing stiff competition for SMSF a...
MLC's Peter Hogan outlines the benefits and risks of adding children or other family members to an SMSF. ...
SMSF representative bodies will be included in a forum being convened in an effort to create a common approach to superannuation policy in Australia. ...
Planners who specialise in SMSF advice derive almost half of their revenue from this advice ...
SPAA argues that this year’s ATO compliance focus makes getting appropriate advice even more essential....
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,...