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Superannuation

Nick Ali from Super Concepts outlines the strategy for creating a greater tax-free component of the TPD benefit by rolling it to a SMSF then commencing an income stream....

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted enforceable undertakings from former Trio Capital directors Rex Philpott and David Andrews....

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Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has accepted enforceable undertakings from former Trio Capital directors Rex Philpott and David Andrews....

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees have been finding property investment increasingly appealing in recent months. Dan Butler and Nathan Papson list a number of practical considerations which ...

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Superannuation

ASFA warns that even SMSFs may be impacted by a draft ruling on superannuation income streams issued by the ATO....

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Editorial

While a reflex action to terminal illness might be to claim superannuation immediately, Sarina Raffo examines a better strategy for dealing with a worst-case scenario. ...

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Superannuation

Martin Breckon explains when repairs to property acquired in a SMSF using a limited recourse borrowing arrangement could be considered improvements, and the implications ...

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Superannuation

SMSF service providers may be increasing their range of offerings, but the trustee demographic remains largely unchanged....

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office has indicated the two certainties in life - death and taxes - will become closely intertwined when it comes to super pensions. David Shirlo...

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Editorial

While it is clearly not high on the current Federal Government’s agenda, at some point it will need to revisit legislation covering the operation of superannuation funds ...

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator has finalised proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against property development company Great Northern Developments Pty Ltd (Great ...

Superannuation

SMSFs may offer some additional flexibility in pension phase during volatile times....

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Life/Risk

An insurance company has come up with an offering designed to fund challenges to ATO excess contributions assessments....

Superannuation

SMSF trustees assumed to be better in volatile times due to higher cash allocations and greater flexibility....

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Superannuation

Recent data has found that the majority of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) employ an individual, rather than a corporate trustee. Daniel Butler and Nathan Papson argue t...

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