Where an SMSF has bought property, the break-up of assets may be problematic during a divorce, explains Michael Hallinan....
Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association warns Government against further superannuation tinkering to bolster its promised Budget surplus....
As SMSFs continue to gain momentum, service provider affiliation is becoming increasingly important to both professional advisers and their clients, according to John McI...
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...
ING Direct's Living Super has the potential to shake up the SMSF market significantly, according to Financial Synergy chief executive Stephen Mackley....
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...
SMSF specialists will have the opportunity to hear key speakers and themes at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia National SMSF Conference....
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 ...
Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover sees benefits in changed SMSF penalty regime....
AIA Australia has made it clear that SMSF trustees now have a number of insurance options at their disposal....
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...
SMSF trustees need to understand the constraints with respect to related party loans, write DBA Lawyers principals Bryce Figot and Daniel Butler....
Major superannuation funds argue that all the beneficiaries of SuperStream should pay for its implementation....
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...
Diversified financial services group Fiducian Portfolio Services has acquired three small financial planning practices and is focused on acquiring accounting practices, d...
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,...