SMSF

Financial planning

The major industry bodies have welcomed the introduction of legislation into Parliament that will enshrine the terms ‘financial planner’ and ‘financial adviser’ in law....

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Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees are most likely to consider closing their fund within the first year of establishing it, according to research conducted ...

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Funds management

As the Australian population ages and people live for longer, healthcare property occupancy and new builds will only increase, according to Australian Unity....

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Financial planning

A lack of regulation around property investment in Australia, particularly in regards to SMSFs, is jeopardising the retirement savings of millions, according to PIPA....

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Superannuation

Mike Taylor writes that recent actions on the part of both ASIC and APRA suggest that the SMSF sector has become too large for any of the regulators to ignore....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that recent actions on the part of both ASIC and APRA suggest that the SMSF sector has become too large for any of the regulators to ignore....

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Funds management

The ex-director of Astarra AM has been banned for life after contributing to the collapse of Trio Capital by failing to comply with financial services law. ...

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Superannuation

When moving beyond ongoing high allocation to cash and fixed income, trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) should consider the benefits of diversifying in...

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Superannuation

MLC's Mansi Desai explains how small business owners could transfer a business real property into their SMSF and benefit from various CGT concessions. ...

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Superannuation

Concern that SMSF trustees do not have sufficient knowledge to diversify their portfolios....

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Superannuation

MLC’s Jessica Silva outlines situations where another person can or must act as an SMSF trustee for a person who is unable to do so themselves....

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Superannuation

AMP’s decision to tap into the SMSF space created quite a buzz in the industry. Paul Sainsbury explains the decision was only logical, outlining a few factors financial p...

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Superannuation

Both industry and retail superannuation funds are trying to emulate SMSFs by providing more choice and flexibility for their members. But as Damon Taylor writes, many cla...

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Financial planning

Macquarie has launched an SMSF toolkit to improve client engagement and support advisers in managing their clients’ SMSFs....

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Financial planning

SMSF administration company superMate has launched an additional feature to its cloud-based software platform — an automated depreciation schedule feature....

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