Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 1381 results for "SMSFs"

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... 2012. This saw the launch of nearly 14,500 new funds, up 33.4% year on year. The analysis also found four out of five new SMSFs established with Class had no financial adviser behind them. The figures conclude that the share of newly established SMSFs ...

Super trustees told to up fraud protection game

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
... 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 with ...

ASIC acts against 28 SMSF auditors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... were disqualified from acting as SMSF auditors. Orphanides and Yianni were disqualified because they continued auditing SMSFs whose financial statements were prepared by staff in their own firm, ASIC said. Since 2020, auditors are explicitly prohibited ...

AMP to relaunch SMSF property lending solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... the SMSF lending sector was shifting from traditional banks to non-bank lenders. SuperEdge, once relaunched, will provide SMSFs trustees, particularly pre-retirees, who want to invest with "greater control and confidence", while maintaining liquidity ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... ASX's total market cap of $3.28 trillion. Since their humble beginnings in Australia in 2001, financial advisers and SMSFs have been the most ardent customers - a loyalty that has not bucked to this day. The trend underpins the client base at indexed ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... changes and developments in the SMSF space. "The SSA designation demonstrates specialist competence in the complex world of SMSFs, giving both my clients and my organisation confidence that the advice provided is technically sound, current, and delivered ...

RM Capital, SMSF Club to pay $925k over conflicted remuneration

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... conflicted remuneration. ASIC's case alleged SMSF Club advised its clients to set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to buy property marketed by real estate agent Positive RealEstate. ASIC alleged that between December 2013 and July 2016 ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... he said. Conaghan criticised Mulino's recent proposals to force super funds to help fund the special levy, including SMSFs. "Even the ACTU has publicly criticised Treasurer Jim Chalmers - declaring that working people should not have to pay for ASIC's ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... the roundtable." Questioned about whether the government was looking to expand those who contribute to paying the CSLR to SMSFs, Mulino said while it is not possible, it was something the government may consider. "As part of that process, I'm going ...

Brighter Super expands senior team

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... services sector, from large super funds to smaller boutique advisory firms. His most recent role was as national manager, SMSFs at Findex, and he's previously held roles at BT, Sunsuper and Commonwealth Bank. Meanwhile, Nerdal's existing role ...