APRA has signalled it regards lending to SMSFs by banks as potentially riskier than other forms of lending....
This year is set to be one like no other for self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA)....
APRA has sought to influence the debate around lending within SMSFs via its regulation of lending institutions....
Engaging inactive clients will be one of the biggest challenges facing financial advisers in the post-FOFA world, according to executive general manager of advice and mar...
Time is running out for financial planners and accountants working in the SMSF space to make crucial decisions before legislative changes come in, according to SPAA....
Law firm warns advisers and trustees against seeking to use related party loans to overcome contribution cap limits....
SPAA says recent data released by the ATO undermines claims of mis-selling with respect to SMSFs....
Institute of Chartered Accountants urges industry to make clear to Government the implications of proposed related-party legislation....
Recently published statistics on SMSFs point to a healthy sector, according to SPAA's Graeme Colley....
The financial services market is projected to grow to $3.76 trillion over the next 10 years, with the superannuation market expected to achieve an average growth rate of ...
Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has called for property to be regulated as a financial product under the Corporations Act....
Some SMSF compliance rules are discriminatory, lack logic and are unnecessary, according to Chan & Naylor's Ken Raiss....
Stephen Nash looks at the current SMSF allocation of equities versus bonds and argues the reverse allocation would play out significantly in favour of the investor....
Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...
Superannuation body warns of implications flowing from accountants, real estate agents, mortgage brokers and lawyers around SMSFs and property....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...