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

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

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....

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

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. ...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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. ...

The mortgage broking industry appears to have created a more aggressive push into the ever-expanding SMSF segment. ...