SMSFS

Superannuation

Heffron senior technical adviser Mark Wilkinson has pointed to a number of recent developments that signal a "gentle shift to one of more reasonableness" in regards to SM...

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Superannuation

Ever since the Trio Capital scandal, the message has been clear: SMSFs are on their own and defenceless against fraud. But as Andrea Slattery explains, SMSFs indeed have ...

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Superannuation

The decision of most investors to hoard cash for the past few years was no surprise, but as Damon Taylor reports, the SMSF investment story might be starting to change....

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Superannuation

Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner for superannuation Stuart Forsyth has cast doubt on reports that there are 478,000 self-managed super funds operating in...

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Superannuation

SMSF pensioners can get tax breaks on superannuation income streams despite across-the-board limitations for super members, according to Cavendish Super head of technical...

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Superannuation

SMSFs that combine to purchase property could face legal action despite the legality of the purchase, executives advised at the Institute of Chartered Accountants SMSF co...

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Financial planning

SPAA strongly rejects suggestions SMSFs should be pushed into APRA jurisdiction....

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Superannuation

ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....

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Superannuation

ASFA urges the Government to extend the ATO's ability to use administrative penalties with respect to SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Nicholas Ali explains the importance of insurance when entering a Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement....

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Superannuation

AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds suggests SMSFs have grown too large for effective ATO supervision....

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Superannuation

The prospect of further Government changes to superannuation and the removal of tax breaks currently in place for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unthinkable, accordi...

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has indicated that if a share order is executed in two 'parcels' due to market conditions it will still be treated as a single acquir...

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Life/Risk

Australians have $660 million invested in arts and collectables, but a 'significant proportion' of these assets are uninsured, according to Self Super Insurance....

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Superannuation

SMSFs are ahead of their institutional counterparts when it comes to allocating to non-traditional emerging markets, according to East Capital....

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