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SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Nowinfinity general manager Kate Anderson said upcoming regulatory changes will have a significant impact on compliance for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) and advised professionals to stay alert. With Division 296, AML/CTF Tranche 2, and Payday ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has vented its frustration over ASIC's recommendations for financial advisers around self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), claiming some suggestions were not "done well at all." In INFO SHEET ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... procedures to manage conflicts of interest. "We don't like seeing any cases of inappropriate advice involving self-managed super funds. We hope this report does not turn away licensees and advisers from providing SMSF advice, and we hope they use ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... advisers who used lead generation services and ultimately convinced investors to roll their superannuation into a self-managed super fund and invest in the vehicles. As part of the review, ASIC is naming the businesses, websites, authorised representatives ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Pulse Markets, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIR Financial, for providing incompetent financial services, including inadequate supervision of its corporate authorised representatives ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... cover the cost of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), while excluding wealthier Australians with self-managed super funds (SMSFs), the SMC said. The government should also aim to provide clearer guidelines on risks from conflicted remuneration ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
ASIC penalised 28 self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors in the first half of FY26, including the cancellation of 22 registrations. ASIC said its action relates to breaches of obligations and standards, including failures to comply with auditing ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... cold-called to have their super reviewed, while being referred to an adviser from MWL who suggested they set up a self-managed super fund.

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
AMP Bank is bringing back its residential self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) property lending solution, SuperEdge, after removing it nearly a decade ago. AMP made the decision to remove the solution in 2018, as the SMSF lending sector was shifting ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... cold-called to have their super reviewed, while being referred to an adviser from MWL who suggested they set up a self-managed super fund (SMSF). They were instructed to transfer their existing super fund into the SMSF and invest most of this money into ...