The latest Australian Taxation Office data reveals that while the number of SMSFs is continuing to grow in Australia, the global financial crisis has not given rise to a ...

BT Wrap enhances platform offerings to make life easier for advisers and accountants handling SMSF clients....

Melbourne man jailed over SMSF theft while his wife is fined for aiding and abetting....

A boutique fund manager has teamed up with a financial planning firm and a stockbroker to offer a direct property fund for the self-managed superannuation fund market....

Industry super funds offer superannuants many of the benefits of self-managed superannuation funds, without their downsides, according to Industry Funds Financial Plannin...

All sectors of the superannuation industry now represented on the Cooper Review panel: SPAA....

Does borrowing inside superannuation warrant further consideration, asks TROY SMITH....

Multiport's June survey of SMSF investments has shown that cash has more than doubled in the past 18 months. There are also signs that investors are increasing their expo...

While the financial planning industry continues to air its dirty laundry in public, a groundswell of do-it-yourself investors continues to build, and they are rapidly see...

ALENA MILES considers estate planning strategies unique to self-managed super funds....

The capital value of an entire death benefit paid to a beneficiary may be subject to tax, according to Lifeplan national adviser solutions manager Alison Massey....

The ATO should clarify the rules around borrowing under SMSFs as there are several risks for trustees giving personal guarantees....

Martin Murden has criticised the lack of representation for SMSFs on the super review committee, and says self-funded retirees could suffer from potential changes....

MARTIN MURDEN removes some of the uncertainty surrounding superannuants' eligibility to draw on their super....