The Government has heeded calls from the industry to provide capital gains tax rollover relief for merging superannuation funds, effective from 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2017...
Accountants remain confused about the process involved in the uptake of the limited licensing regime but they need to proceed quickly if they want to advise on SMSFs, And...
SMSFs are not moving heavily into the direct residential property sector and instead opting for cash and equities as their dominant investment assets....
CPA Australia has called for SMSF training and education to remain part of wider superannuation education and not carved out as a specialist field...
Self-Managed Superannuation Funds may be exposed to unlisted property schemes who fail to adequately disclose risks related with their products, ASIC warns....
Increasing the SMSFs exposure to bonds could bolster returns, Credit Suisse analysts believe. ...
Self-managed superannuation funds investing record amounts in cash could hinder their ability to grow or even protect their wealth, according to Market Vectors Australia....
Up to 14 per cent of Australians have actively examined SMSFs as an option, according to a new survey....
Sinodinos points to completion of Johnson Report recommendations and extending the investment menu for super funds....
SPAA denies suggestions that SMSFs have been irresponsible with respect to borrowing....
AIST has urged the Government to appoint a super expert to its Financial Systems Inquiry panel, along with a close look at the risks associated with SMSFs....
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...