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SMSFA questions three-year audits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
The SMSF Association has cast doubts over the proposed three-year audit cycle for some self-managed super funds, stating the change may "undermine" the integrity of the sector. SMSFA chief executive John Maroney said the shift to three-year audits would ...

SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... 2018 report notes SMSFs are inefficient compared to MySuper products unless they have at least $1 million. The SMSF Association (SMSFA) dismissed this claim arguing that SMSFs are much more conservative because a high proportion of the sector by both ...

SMSFA addresses policy hurdles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
SMSF Association executives addressed the regulatory hurdles facing the industry at the Sydney leg of this year's SMSF Association Technical Day. Speaking to the crowded room of SMSF professionals, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney highlighted ...

Trust in financial services down since Royal Commission: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... ask if SMSFs are too conservative in their asset allocation. Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA, ATO and SMSF Association data suggests, on average, lower investment outcomes for smaller SMSFs can be explained by conservative asset allocation. Do ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... individual members fit inside Australia's $2.6 trillion super system. Rainmaker Information analysis of APRA, ATO and SMSF Association data suggests, on average, lower investment outcomes for smaller SMSFs can be better explained by conservative asset ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
The SMSF Association has slammed the Productivity Commission for labelling smaller-sized self-managed super funds as "fundamentally flawed" and for not comparing returns on a level playing field. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's draft ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser, suspends licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... replacement key person and responsible manager from ASIC. Cribb was qualified as an SMSF specialist adviser by SMSF Association in 2013, ASIC's adviser registers show. Both Cribb and Mode have the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ...

SuperStream changes consultation opens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... verification service by APRA funds. The consultation period will run until 3 August 2018. Earlier this month the SMSF Association praised the Government's proposed change to the annual audit cycle for some SMSFs to three years. Commenting on the reform ...

FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... typically completed academic qualifications through the Securities Institute of Australia prior to 1998. The SMSF Association has also called upon FASEA to provide greater clarity around how prior learning will be accounted for under the new standards. ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund specialist is joining the board of the SMSF Association on September 1. Verante Financial Planning director and financial planner Liam Shorte will replace Andrew Gale, who is stepping down after a six-year tenure. ...