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SMSF expert joins boutique investment house

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
A self-managed superannuation industry stalwart has taken on a board advisory role with a boutique funds management firm. Former SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery will advise the board of fund manager and individually managed account ...

Industry welcomes pensioners' dividend tax policy exemption: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... tax loophole generating an "unfair revenue leakage" that puts a tax burden on low and middle income earners, but enables self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to significantly benefit, Bowen said. Last week, Bowen introduced the Pensioner Guarantee policy ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... currently have at least one member receiving the Age Pension, he said. "The amended policy excludes similar protection to self-funded retirees, many of whom draw their retirement income from retirement savings built over the lifetime in an SMSF to avoid ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... cash rebate investors receive from excess dividend imputation credits to shut a "generous" tax loophole mostly benefiting self-managed super funds (SMSF). The SMSF Association has hit back at the proposal claiming it unfairly targets the SMSF sector. ...

SMSF industry hails ATO appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
The SMSF Association welcomed the appointment of a new assistant commissioner, self-managed superannuation funds to the Australian Taxation Office. KPMG partner Dana Fleming succeeds Kasey Macfarlane in the role and brings more than 20 years' experience ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... announced she's seeking an application for authorisation no later than 15 March 2018. AFCA's remit has expanded to self-managed super fund members - a move the SMSF Association described as a "significant step" for the industry. SMSFA chief executive ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The ATO is closely monitoring self-managed super funds (SMSF) that breach the transfer balance cap and has already issued several alerts to members close to breaching the cap. ATO deputy commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran told the 2018 ...

SMFSA voices support for AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Expanding the remit of the newly legislated Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) to protect some rights of self-managed super members marks a "significant step" for the industry, according to the SMSF Association. Establishing AFCA consolidated ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Australians temporarily living overseas are compelled to switch their self-managed superannuation to an APRA-regulated fund and this becomes a costly and cumbersome exercise. The SMSF Association is calling on the Federal Government to lift these restrictions. ...

SMSFs grappling with super changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Six months after the superannuation changes were put in place, self-managed superannuation fund members (SMSF) are still struggling with the complexities of the reforms, the head of the SMSF Association says. Chief executive John Maroney said SMSF members ...