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ASIC bans SMSF adviser

... against Preston and SRS after 34 Melbourne clients were recently approached by SRS to have their superannuation rolled into SMSFs. It is alleged consumers with as little as $8,000 in superannuation entitlements have been advised to set up SMSF and charged ...

New poll reveals choice will not impact on SMSF growth

... Accountant's CEO Stephen Harrison says while superannuation choice may not cause a sudden or dramatic impact on the number of SMSFs it is clear that the sector will continue to be supported. Approximately 2,500 SMSFs were established every month. Harrison ...

Lonsdale signs up Praemium

... the two groups. "Praemium is a unique service that favours our accounting based adviser group particularly in the areas of SMSFs and where listed securities are a significant part of the investment mix," Lonsdale chief executive officer Mario Modica ...

ATO calls on SMSF trustees to get it right

... dealt with heavily after the start of the new financial year. Tax Commissioner Michael Carmody released a statement saying SMSFs in breach of the separation of assets rules had till the end of June to comply. Under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) ...

Mercer adds administration to SMSF service

... compliance. Heffron Consulting has been chosen as the default SMSF administrator for the service but clients that have established SMSFs will be free to use their existing providers. Mercer first indicated it was looking to offer an expanded SMSF service ...

ASIC to scrutinise accountants' SMSF advice

... been advised to set up a SMSF. The generally accepted threshold for this course of action to be effective is $200,000 and SMSFs with balances below this amount will be closely examined. ASIC also plans to crack down on accountants who give product advice ...

ATO relaxes SMSF reporting requirements

... formal record of this decision must be kept. The ATO's decision has no impact on the financial reporting obligations of SMSFs, and as such all financial transactions for the fund must be noted properly in the fund's accounting records. The auditors of ...

Millennium boosted by three-way merger

... an area requiring closer attention. To this end it will provide a newly formed division that will specialise in servicing SMSFs. In addition to the new division the WLM Group will offer tax, audit, financial planning, investment, insurance, and superannuation ...

AMP Capital sizes-up SMSFs

... director Mark Johnston says. According to Johnston there has been little reliable information to date on the composition of SMSFs and how SMSF trustees make investment decisions. "This research was designed to provide a detailed look into the mind of ...

Specialist training courses now available for SMSFs

... providing advice about SMFSs must have completed an approved Tier 1 course on superannuation. Completing an additional course on SMSFs is not a mandatory requirement but the regulator strongly encourages advisers to do so. Johnston says, "The addition ...