SMSFS

Superannuation

The proposed ban on off-market related party transfers for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) "goes against the grain of a simplified superannuation system", accor...

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Superannuation

Mike Mitchell outlines the strategy implications a recent ATO Draft Ruling could have for SMSF trustees deciding whether to borrow to buy property in or outside super....

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Superannuation

ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos questions whether SMSF allocations are always appropriate....

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants welcomes Government's SMSF audit changes and moves to cement underpinnings....

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Superannuation

New research underscores the degree to which planners can leverage off interest in SMSFs....

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Editorial

As they prepare for retirement, the baby boomer generation continues to shape advice strategies and product development, writes Barry Wyatt....

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Editorial

Julie Steed looks at the complexities around the waiving of the five-year claw-back for SMSFs....

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Financial planning

Industry experts suggest that the financial planning industry is experiencing an era of change no less significant than the 2001 financial services reform. While this pre...

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Superannuation

Recent SMSF growth highlights the need for more specialised adviser training in the sector, according to Vanguard's Robin Bowerman....

Superannuation

Investec banking specialist Gareth Bird said the demand for more cash products has led the company to expand its cash investment options for retail investors....

Superannuation

ASFA calls for a graduated approach by the ATO on the basis that not all SMSF trustees are equally active....

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Superannuation

SMSF specialists regard the proposed ban on off-market transfers as a bad element of Stronger Super....

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Superannuation

While recent research into the investment trends of SMSFs indicate that exchange traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity, for Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy...

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Superannuation

The growth in the number of SMSFs in Australia may have been rapid but it is consistent with the overall growth of superannuation....

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Superannuation

Blended families often have unique circumstances, which could make the process involving their superannuation death benefit payment even more complex. Ian Glenister provi...

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