SMSFS

Superannuation

Flow-on effects of lifting the pension age to 70 could see older Australians grow reliant on other social security benefits, says SPAA....

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Editorial

With post-retirement planning emerging as a major issue in 2014, Andrew Gale argues that there needs to be less focus on products and more focus on advice-based solutions...

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Superannuation

Administrator SuperGuardian launches an 'end-of-year rescue' SMSF solution via partnership with Xpress Convert....

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Superannuation

SPAA has used its submission to the Financial Systems Inquiry to restate its claim that SMSFs are appropriately regulated. ...

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Superannuation

Australia's superannuation sector continues to attract a considerable amount of regulatory and legislative change and it's paramount that taxpayers are aware of any new o...

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Superannuation

Macquarie Bank's David Barrett takes a closer look at the cost complexities of setting up a SMSF....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees wanting capital growth and low volatility should look no further than cash flow strategies, writes Damien McIntyre....

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Superannuation

Meeting the diverse needs of SMSFs will present the financial services industry with both challenges and opportunities, writes Tim Keegan....

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Superannuation

SPAA has urged the Financial System Inquiry to look at ways the growing SMSF capital pool can be unlocked to help fund productive Australian investment that benefits the ...

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Financial planning

No-one likes a surprise when wrestling with tax and superannuation, and financial planners heading towards the end of financial year seem primed on what is about to chang...

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Superannuation

Financial product-style regulation would be a poor fit for SMSFs, SPAA says....

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Editorial

Retail advisers have traditionally shied away from alternative investments, but an upswing in the market could see them become a hot ticket option in 2014, particularly f...

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Superannuation

Using SMSFs as a funding vehicle for infrastructure and corporate loans is critical to Australia’s future economic stability, SPAA believes....

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Superannuation

ASFA claims SMSFs utilising limited recourse borrowing arrangements are yet to have a significant impact on residential property markets....

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Financial planning

Following up on its move to actively target its existing network of independent financial advisers, Investec Australia has reduced the interest rates on its tailored home...

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