SMSF

Superannuation

Enquiries about direct property are on the rise, but the subdued residential property market appears to be preventing self-managed superannuation fund clients from pullin...

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Superannuation

A parliamentary committee reveals need for SMSF trustees to be better informed of risk environment....

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Editorial

Despite its relatively small size, solid growth in recent years has made the exchange-traded fund (ETF) space the envy of managed funds and some of the other sectors. Fre...

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Superannuation

Along with appropriate property insurance, personal insurance is important when a SMSF has entered into a limited recourse borrowing arrangement to purchase property, wri...

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Superannuation

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...

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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 ...

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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....

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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...

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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 ...

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Superannuation

David Court outlines some common queries that arise out of the new rules for investment in personal use assets....

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Superannuation

Related party transactions continue to represent a challenging issue for SMSF trustees....

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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...

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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...

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Financial planning

The environment around SMSFs is changing fast and the forthcoming Money Management Masterclass is designed to help those dealing with change....

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Financial planning

The environment around SMSFs is changing fast and the forthcoming Money Management Masterclass is designed to help those dealing with change....

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