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The average annual operating expenses of running a self-managed super fund (SMSF) continues to trend down, but small funds are still incredibly costly, according to recen...
Editorial
If auditors are, indeed, the eyes and ears of the regulators in the SMSF sector, Liz Westover writes that the new auditor registration regime will prove to be crucial as ...
Superannuation
In situations where a SMSF enters into a contract with a related party, care needs to be taken to avoid potential breaches of the law. Peter Burgess explains....
Financial planning
The Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia has expressed concern that the Government's proposed amendments to limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) creat...
Editorial
There is considerable asset allocation bias with SMSF trustees. This is likely to lead to disappointing performance at best, and widespread disasters at worst, according ...
Superannuation
David Court outlines some common queries that arise out of the new rules for investment in personal use assets....
Superannuation
Related party transactions continue to represent a challenging issue for SMSF trustees....
Superannuation
SMSFs were one of the target areas for the Stronger Super reforms and while SPAA was broadly happy with the proposed measures, it still has some concerns about implementa...
Superannuation
More than a third of new SMSF members in 2011 were under the age of 45, presenting an opportunity for advisers, particularly in the area of scaled advice, according to th...
Financial planning
The environment around SMSFs is changing fast and the forthcoming Money Management Masterclass is designed to help those dealing with change....
Financial planning
The environment around SMSFs is changing fast and the forthcoming Money Management Masterclass is designed to help those dealing with change....
Superannuation
Given the Government's push to improve insurance levels in the SMSF sector, Cameron Peck outlines the technicalities and implications of taking out death and permanent di...
Superannuation
SMSF trustees are less confident about reaching their target retirement income than they were a year ago, according to an SPAA study....
Funds management
Bond manager PIMCO says falling interest rates mean now could be the time for SMSFs to swap their high cash holdings for fixed interest investments....
Financial planning
SMSF trustees find it "very challenging" to find good professional advice, and nearly half of them believe financial planners are out to sell products to benefit themselv...
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