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Superannuation

The Government has claimed it is reducing the compliance burden for self-managed superannuation funds, opening consultation for a paper on its proposed changes to SMSF au...

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Superannuation

The SMSF Association has welcomed the Government’s decisions to extend consultation on the proposed three-yearly audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

More self-managed super fund trustees and operators are expected to invest in international stock markets, according to Monex Securities Australia....

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Financial planning

The SMSF Association has announced that 14 of its members are on the list of Barron’s Top 50 financial advisers for 2018....

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SMSF

The SuperConcepts SMSF Investment Patterns Survey has revealed a spike in the allocation of lump sums versus pension payments in the first quarter of 2018....

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Superannuation

The self-managed superannuation fund sector has underperformed the average default investment strategy for the year to April 2018....

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Financial planning

Self-managed superannuation fund advice offers a huge opportunity for financial planners, with half of all SMSFs reporting unmet advice needs, according to Investment Tre...

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SMSF

The Productivity Commission’s finding that many people have their superannuation in underperforming funds also extends to self-managed super funds, according to SMSF Benc...

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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission’s draft report into superannuation is a “timely reminder” to self-managed super fund trustees to pay close attention to fees and costs, the SM...

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SMSF

Self-managed super funds appear to have been turned off investing in large institutions such as the Big Four banks by the Royal Commission, according to SelfWealth chief ...

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SMSF

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) have quadrupled their investment in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the last five years, according to Class....

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Funds management

In response to demand from self-managed superannuation funds and high net worth investors, the Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund is aiming to raise $70 million by t...

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Accounting

Updated guidance from ASIC sets out some basic principles which tax and BAS agents can apply to understand whether their advice falls within Australian Financial Services...

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Superannuation

The SMSF sector posted a 12-month return to the end of February of 5.5 per cent before fees and tax, compared to a 9.6 per cent return from default MySuper products....

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Superannuation

The impact of regulation and continuing volatility on retirement plans is prompting a growing number of self-managed super fund trustees to increase cash reserves. ...

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