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Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... disproportionate share of superannuation savings. Following the release of the consultation paper, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) expressed cautious optimism. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said there are various items included in a member's total ...

Super fund advice needs more guardrails: Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... convinced that this only works in theory. The Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy stuck to her guns at the recent SMSFA Conference, forging ahead with the idea that financial advice should be easily accessible within financial institutions. ...

FPA, SMSFA launch specialist pathway

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
The associations have combined to offer CFPs an express pathway for completing the SMSF Specialist Advisor designation. The express pathway will be available to FPA members holding the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation, who will be exempt ...

ASIC abandons $500k SMSF threshold

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... he said: "It's a significant breakthrough for our sector to have that $500,000 threshold removed." Earlier this year, the SMSFA wrote to ASIC requesting that it review its guidance for AFSLs (and their representatives) who provide advice to retail clients ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The SMSF Association is urging Canberra to address legacy pensions and extend the temporary absence rule for non-residents in its first budget. In the Associations submissions, chief executive John Maroney highlighted several key measures that remain ...

Peter Burgess to become SMSFA chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... But most of all, I am passionate about our members and helping them to provide the best SMSF advice they can," he said. SMSFA chair Scott Hay-Bartlem said the association is extremely fortunate to have someone of Burgess' calibre to succeed Maroney. ...

SMSFA collaborates with APRA on rollover improvements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... clarify what documents are required by the APRA regulated fund to satisfy their bank account verification requirements. The SMSFA now meets with the APRA regulated fund sector on a regular basis, he added. Positively, the APRA regulated fund sector is ...

Plans to remedy NALI, NALE issues welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... least trustees should be given an opportunity to rectify the transaction if NALE arose from an inadvertent mistake." The SMSFA added that the ATO has previously stated that if it's a general expense that is not on arm's length terms, and it relates to ...

FPA is the preferred association: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... advisers who are members of the AFA. The SMSF Adviser Network and RI Advice (32 respectively) are the biggest networks for the SMSFA, while the AIOFP has a large cohort from Interprac (62).

SMSFA welcomes ATO adjustments

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
The SMSF Association has welcomed adjustments made by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to align its SMSF performance calculations more closely with the methodology used for APRA-regulated funds. In its 2019-20 SMSF statistical overview report, the ATO ...