SMSFS

Funds management

ASIC’s review of MDA guidance has major flaws, according to Bailey Roberts Group....

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Superannuation

SMSF advisers query whether concessional caps are prejudicial against small businesses....

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Superannuation

Asset managers need to figure out how they can get involved in the booming SMSF sector, according to Bennelong Funds Management's Jarrod Brown....

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Financial planning

Colonial First State has relaunched its regulatory reforms website for financial advisers to cope with post-FOFA environment. ...

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Financial planning

Specialist SMSF administrator SuperGuardian has launched a new product which it claims is designed to capture the exponential growth in the self-directed investor space....

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Financial planning

End of financial year is always a busy period for financial planners, but it also represents a big client engagement opportunity, writes Janine Mace....

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Superannuation

SMSFs may be booming - but the unwary can also find themselves within the sights of a small number of dodgy property advisers and mortgage brokers, writes Damon Taylor. ...

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Superannuation

ASIC is urging SMSF auditors to apply for registration before the end of the month. ...

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Superannuation

SMSF administrator BGL Corporate Solutions has announced a partnership with national data and analytics group RP Data to provide automated property data to SMSFs. ...

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Superannuation

SPAA has cautioned against any over-reaction following the release of the ASIC report into professional advice in the self-managed super fund sector....

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Superannuation

The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has welcomed the findings of the regulator’s SMSF Taskforce, but says trustees still require specialised propert...

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Financial planning

A former self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) adviser has been found guilty at Downing Centre Local Court after pleading guilty to one count of lodging a false stateme...

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Superannuation

SPAA and IPA have signed a collaborative agreement to work together on specific areas related to SMSF advice....

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Financial planning

BGL enters into arrangement with RP Data to provide automated property data to SMSFs. ...

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ASIC’s SMSF Taskforce has reviewed 100 investor files relating to the establishment of SMSFs in an effort to improve the quality of advice given to investors, it said. ...

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