Spurred on by the growing interest of SMSFs, confidence is slowly beginning to return to the Australian property investment sector as investors become more open to lookin...

John Kelly outlines the new rules regarding insurance and how they affect SMSFs when it comes to insuring collectibles and personal use assets....

Cavendish has sought to explain the consequences of the Government's expected Federal Budget move to increase the superannuation contributions tax on wealthier Australian...

Macquarie Bank has expanded its offering into the SMSF arena, announcing this week the launch of an SMSF property loan intended to provide direct exposure to residential ...

The tendency of independent SMSF clients to treat their financial planner as a consultant rather than a trusted adviser and only seek advice about some issues could cause...

While the majority of SMSFs continue to hold cash, there are signs that as much as $7.35 billion will be reinvested within the next 12 months....

Superannuation is usually the biggest talking point for most advisers during tax season. Concessional contribution caps will certainly be top of mind this year given the ...

Hot on the heels of the very successful Money Management SMSF workshop in Sydney last month, Money Management will be rolling out two more practitioner workshops in May....

David Court delves into the reasons why SMSFs are financial products, and the licensing implications that flow from having that status. A later article will examine the d...

SMSF trustees need to take a closer look at their treatment of gains and losses with respect to trading stock affecting capital gains tax (CGT), following the recent pass...

SMSFs with higher exposures to equities would have done better than most through the opening months of 2012, according to the assessment of two of the leading superannuat...

Cecile Apolinario explains the key issues and steps trustees need to address when starting a pension for a SMSF member....

Enquiries about direct property are on the rise, but the subdued residential property market appears to be preventing self-managed superannuation fund clients from pullin...

In an effort to boost its consultancy services for trustees, financial advisers and accountants, Multiport has appointed Marjon Muizer as a technical services consultant....