SMSFS

Financial planning

More trustees are willing to seek professional advice than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but that has not resulted in physical uptake, according to research from Investme...

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SMSF

Self-managed superannuation funds will be allowed to have up to six members and the SMSF Association has welcomed this change as it will provide additional flexibility an...

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Superannuation

The scammers are promising high returns of 8% to 20% per annum if the investors moved their super balance to a new self-managed superannuation fund. ...

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SMSF

Large Australian Securities Exchange listed companies should structure their capital raising offers to maximise access for all investors to a proportionate offer and set ...

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Superannuation

The first step should be considering whether making a product recommendation is necessary for advisers with clients that have balances over $500,000, according to BT Fina...

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Financial planning

Sydney University research has suggested that accountants and financial advisers will be beneficiaries of the Government’s move to increase the maximum number of SMSF mem...

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Financial planning

The SMSF Association has launched nine compulsory online modules as part of its SMSF Specialist Advisor designation. ...

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Financial planning

Since 2007, the number of self-managed super funds using a financial planner has not grown at the same level as the amount of new trustees. ...

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Funds management

The Australian Tax Office has confirmed that a part disposal of a home can be claimed as downsizer contributions and this has been extended to DomaCom’s senior equity rel...

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Superannuation

New data has revealed the degree to which Self-Managed Superannuation Funds are facing a decade of struggle as the COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures undercuts the...

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People & Products

The fintech platform acquired by Class has passed more than 500,000 entities on its platform. ...

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SMSF

Accountants want to expand their role in the self-managed superannuation fund space but have cited their biggest challenges as regulatory related, according to a report....

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Policy & Regulation

Seventy-four tax practitioners are going to have to explain themselves to the Tax Practitioners Board over possibly fraudulent SMSF annual returns and face sanctions if t...

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Superannuation

Uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has lowered satisfaction levels with industry and retail super fund members but self-managed super fund and public sector fund member satis...

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has announced it has disqualified, suspended or added conditions to the registration for a number of self-managed sup...

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