SMSFS

Superannuation

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia has urged the Australian Taxation Office to release the final tax ruling on when a superannuation income stream commences...

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Superannuation

Law firm cautions SMSF trustees to be prepared for a more probing approach from the ATO this year....

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Claims that SMSFs have no recourse against fraud and theft are simply not true, according to SPAA....

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Life/Risk

Many self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are failing to correctly insure their assets, according to Self Super Insurance managing director John Kelly....

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Top 100

Consolidation is changing the face of the financial planning dealer group sector before our eyes, while small-to-medium players continue to struggle....

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Financial planning

Financial planners must take into account generational differences when preparing advice for SMSF investors, according to a new report....

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People & Products

With plans to build its exchange-traded fund capabilities in Australia, State Street Global Advisers has appointed Amanda Skelly as head of SPDR ETFs....

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Superannuation

Jennifer Brookhouse outlines the potential complications related to the new SMSF trustee remuneration rules....

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Superannuation

Average SMSF contributions have grown from $40,700 last year to $47,533 for the 2011/2012 financial year, according to the recently released Multiport SMSF Investment Pat...

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees are increasingly turning to term deposits to maximise their returns on cash holdings, according to RaboDirect....

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Financial planning

ASIC has released a consultation paper on the public trading of Commonwealth Government Securities in a bid to develop a broad, liquid corporate bond market....

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Superannuation

SMSF contributions jumped almost $7,000 on average in the 2011/12 financial year, which also saw a shift away from equities to cash and term deposits....

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Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has unveiled a new program for the 2012-13 financial year that will put the spotlight firmly on self-managed superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

Platform provider netwealth is set to launch a new wrap specifically targeted at SMSFs, enabling them to adjust their investment and insurance requirements to the level o...

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Editorial

An Australian Crime Commission report into investment scams has underscored the role financial planners have in protecting investors from themselves....

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