SMSFS

Superannuation

Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association warns Government against further superannuation tinkering to bolster its promised Budget surplus....

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Superannuation

As SMSFs continue to gain momentum, service provider affiliation is becoming increasingly important to both professional advisers and their clients, according to John McI...

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Superannuation

Financial advisers should encourage the children of SMSF trustees to join the SMSF as members to lower their administration costs and as a way of engaging the younger gen...

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Superannuation

ING Direct's Living Super has the potential to shake up the SMSF market significantly, according to Financial Synergy chief executive Stephen Mackley....

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Superannuation

Despite some questioning of the safety of SMSFs, new research has confirmed SMSF trustees are generally more satisfied than members of other types of superannuation funds...

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Superannuation

SMSF specialists will have the opportunity to hear key speakers and themes at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia National SMSF Conference....

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Financial planning

The ATO has reconfirmed that interest payments are not an essential feature of a loan, potentially opening the door for zero-interest related party loans to self-managed ...

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover sees benefits in changed SMSF penalty regime....

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Superannuation

AIA Australia has made it clear that SMSF trustees now have a number of insurance options at their disposal....

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Superannuation

In a move the two firms say will help them gain further traction in the SMSF sector, Paritech has signed an agreement with the Melbourne-based PhoenixAI to merge their ma...

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to understand the constraints with respect to related party loans, write DBA Lawyers principals Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler....

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Superannuation

Major superannuation funds argue that all the beneficiaries of SuperStream should pay for its implementation....

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Financial planning

In the wake of yesterday's transitional financial results, Perpetual chief executive and managing director Geoff Lloyd has said he is determined to focus on growing the b...

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Editorial

Diversified financial services group Fiducian Portfolio Services has acquired three small financial planning practices and is focused on acquiring accounting practices, d...

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Superannuation

SPAA has welcomed the proposed penalty system changes for SMSFs, saying trustees who break the rules will be treated more equitably....

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