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Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... said. As part of the reform package, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will receive a new power to prevent rollovers into SMSFs where there is a "well-founded suspicion of consumer harm." Data-sharing arrangements between ASIC and the ATO will also ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... relying solely on traditional superannuation funds, increasing numbers are establishing self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to gain exposure to cryptocurrency and other digital assets, an investment class that remains largely absent from APRA-regulated ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... retirement who believed that their funds would be used for the purpose of investing as part of establishing or augmenting their SMSFs. For instance, one investor was falsely led to believe his transfer of more than $200,000 was to be invested in an international ...

ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released new guidance for SMSFs affected by the looming limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) changes for residential property, with the SMSF Association (SMSFA) saying it provides important clarity for trustees ...

ASIC ramps up action against SMSF auditors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... safeguarding confidence in a sector responsible for auditing more than $1 trillion in retirement savings across more than 672,000 SMSFs. "SMSF auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence and instilling trust in the entire SMSF sector," O'Rourke ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... New data indicates the impact of the limited resources borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) ban for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) may have been underestimated, which will affect a market significantly larger than what officials suggested, with major implications ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... two AFCA determinations. These related to complaints about inappropriate financial advice involving the establishment of SMSFs to purchase property. The unpaid determinations left affected consumers out of pocket and ultimately resulted in compensation ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... investment schemes run by Australian Fiduciaries since February 2020, predominantly through their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Australian Fiduciaries had failed to lodge audited financial statements or audited compliance plan reports for its registered ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... the upcoming change on the limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) access for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The Australian government backed the Greens' policy to halt SMSFs from purchasing residential properties accessing LRBAs ...

SMSFA backs review of ATO's regulatory approach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... sector surpasses $1 trillion in assets. The ANAO performance audit will examine the effectiveness of the ATO's regulation of SMSFs, including how it manages regulatory risks, monitors non-compliance and investigates and sanctions funds that fail to meet ...