SMSFS

Accounting

Accountants who provide advice on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) need to consider the level of advice they want to give clients before new licensing rules come...

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Superannuation

SMSFs investing in residential property should look for “impartial advice” rather than falling for those looking to make a sale, an accountant and financial adviser firm ...

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, confirms planners and SMSFs are on ASIC’s radar over the next 12 months....

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Financial planning

Accountants are more qualified to give financial advice than planners, largely due to their working knowledge of SMSFs, a small business owner believes....

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Superannuation

Improved data collection methods by the ATO shows SMSF limited recourse borrowing arrangements have risen to $8.3 billion from $2.6 billion in 2013....

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Financial planning

SMSF specialist BGL has linked with Auditflow to add new functionality to Simple Fund 360....

Superannuation

The Financial Systems Inquiry has been told that while there are many educational events aimed at the SMSF sector, there exist significant variations in their quality....

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Superannuation

People’s Choice Credit Union will develop a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) offering and enhance its current superannuation product range in an effort to expand i...

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Editorial

A quick look at Australia's changing demographic profile raises many questions about the future for the retirement market, but also shows the hunt for dividend yield is f...

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Accounting

Only 15 per cent of accountants in providing advice on SMSFs are authorised to provide investment advice while a further 13 per cent are only RG146 compliant....

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Financial planning

BGL has integrated its Simple Fund 360 with Xero’s accounting software....

Superannuation

More small to medium-sized business owners are turning to SMSFs for better control, doubting whether super will last them in retirement....

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Superannuation

Claims that SMSF members are looking to return to mainstream funds are unfounded, according to SuperGuardian, Xpress Super chief executive, Olivia Long....

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Financial planning

The financial planning industry has illustrated “inappropriate levels of quality” going back more than a decade, ASIC said....

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Financial planning

Skaffold looks to SMSF and adviser markets. ...

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