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...
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....
ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos questions whether SMSF allocations are always appropriate....
Institute of Chartered Accountants welcomes Government's SMSF audit changes and moves to cement underpinnings....
New research underscores the degree to which planners can leverage off interest in SMSFs....
As they prepare for retirement, the baby boomer generation continues to shape advice strategies and product development, writes Barry Wyatt....
Julie Steed looks at the complexities around the waiving of the five-year claw-back for SMSFs....
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...
Recent SMSF growth highlights the need for more specialised adviser training in the sector, according to Vanguard's Robin Bowerman....
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....
ASFA calls for a graduated approach by the ATO on the basis that not all SMSF trustees are equally active....
SMSF specialists regard the proposed ban on off-market transfers as a bad element of Stronger Super....
While recent research into the investment trends of SMSFs indicate that exchange traded funds (ETFs) are growing in popularity, for Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy...
The growth in the number of SMSFs in Australia may have been rapid but it is consistent with the overall growth of superannuation....
Blended families often have unique circumstances, which could make the process involving their superannuation death benefit payment even more complex. Ian Glenister provi...
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,...