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SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... sector should have no concern about. "SMSFs have always been held to a very high standard when it comes to the sole purpose test, and transactions and decisions that could result in members deriving a personal benefit from the use of fund assets have ...

DomaCom to deliver affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... investment returns. "This is particularly important to superannuation funds as they are required to comply with the Sole Purpose Test when investing and are not able to accept discounted investment returns even if it is for a good social purpose," he ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... wants to see better governance in how members' money is spent, pointing to how such conduct is failing the Sole Purpose Test. While Bragg insists that he does not want to upend or abolish the entire system, he would rather see members get "more bang ...

APRA reopens for licences

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... accounting framework; and the prudential standard for insurance in superannuation and updated guidance on the sole purpose test. "In January this year, APRA published an ambitious policy agenda. The onset of COVID-19 necessitated the suspension of many ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... value of a particular investment or investment course of action." The proposal appears to be similar to the sole purpose test which is in place for Australian superannuation funds. The sole purpose test requires each trustee of a super fund to ensure ...

ATO warns against SMSF property development

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... include whether the arrangement amounts to the SMSF being maintained for a purpose outside those permitted by the sole purpose test, whether the SMSF continues to meet the relevant operating standards and whether the arrangement includes the provisions ...

Sole purpose test poses SMSF rent relief issue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... SMSF trustee landlords offering rent relief to those facing financial hardship could mean they fail to meet the sole purpose test. Breaching the sole purpose test is not the only issue SMSF trustees could run into when attempting to provide rent relief ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... interconnectedness of industry funds and their investment structures that raises questions about their fulfilment of the sole purpose test (such as allocating significant capital to ME Bank when it has never returned a dividend), conflicts of interest ...

ISA questioned over political donations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... questioned by Tim Wilson over whether political donations made by ISA or its member funds could possibly pass the sole purpose test. Dean was adamant that ISA does not make political donations. "ISA doesn't give money to political organisations," ...

ME Bank pays industry funds no dividends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
MP Tim Wilson has argued industry super funds' ownership of ME Bank is at odds with the sole purpose test as the bank has yet to pay dividends. Following ME Bank's controversial decision to slash redraw balances on some legacy home loans, and ...