SUPERANNUATION FUND

Superannuation

Taxpayers with small excess concessional contributions have a once-off opportunity to avoid the penalty tax - but after that they will face a big penalty....

Superannuation

Extreme caution should be exercised before admitting children of any age to the same self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) as their parents....

Superannuation

Craig Day reveals some timely advice on how to avoid the end of financial year SMSF traps....

Superannuation

Regulated superannuation funds are increasingly being seen as a 'honey pot' and should largely be excluded from the Government's proposed compensation levy system, accord...

Financial planning

Financial advisers and the life insurance industry have failed in communicating the value of life cover to the majority of Australians and potential clients, new research...

Tools & guides

Graeme Colley explains the changes to the excess concessional caps contribution proposed in the recent Federal Budget....

Financial planning

New research reveals the degree to which Australians are unprepared to retire....

Financial planning

Low-cost, simple financial advice should be incorporated into MySuper and the costs bundled along with overall superannuation costs, according to Mercer....

Financial planning

Budget measures to address the excessive penalties around excess concessional contributions have drawn a mixed response....

Financial planning

Government tidies up excess contributions’ unintended consequences....

Superannuation

The Government yesterday announced a $55 million bailout package for superannuation fund members caught out over the collapse of Trio Capital, but the package excludes SM...

Superannuation

Bryce Figot and Nathan Papson provide a practical guide for overseas SMSF members....

Superannuation

Bryce Figot and Nathan Papson provide a practical guide for overseas SMSF members....

Editorial

Bryce Figot and Nathan Papson provide a practical guide for overseas SMSF members....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia wants super funds treated like authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) for AML/CTF purposes....

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