SUPERANNUATION INDUSTRY

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has been told its draft ruling on superannuation income streams has erred with common practice and legislative intent....

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Superannuation

Peter Burgess takes a look at steps which need to be taken to ensure superannuation contributions are correctly allocated and classified for tax purposes....

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Editorial

Too much attention on the details can mean forgetting about the fundamentals. David Court traces the intricate eligibility rules applying to SMSFs and the consequences of...

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Superannuation

ASFA has moved to extend its education services to SMSF trustees....

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Superannuation

With the right planning, a smooth succession can be achieved in a SMSF with minimal costs and administrative hassles upon the death of a member....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has handed Medicare responsibility for administering compassionate early release superannuation....

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Superannuation

Former Trio director, Natasha Beck, has entered into an enforceable undertaking with APRA that will preclude her from being involved in super for up to four years....

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Superannuation

MLC targets relatively new entrants with SMSF strategy paper....

Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has claimed that a higher super guarantee would erode take-home pay....

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Editorial

Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....

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Superannuation

Daniel Butler and Timothy Foster take a legal view on planning and structuring pensions....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reminded superannuation trustees of changes to disclosure requirements regarding fund mergers....

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Superannuation

Another superannuation funds merger is announced as consolidation in the sector continues....

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Editorial

Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...

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Editorial

Perceptions exist that the industry super funds have succeeded in having the Government stack the cards against financial planners. Mike Taylor writes it is up to the Ass...

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