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Firms rebuffing AFCA determinations should be named: FAAA, professional bodies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... AFCA determination. Along with the Chartered Accountants ANZ, CPA Australia, Institute of Public Accountants and SMSF Association, the FAAA expressed concerns that failure to "pay AFCA determinations and the resultant impact on the Compensation Scheme ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... subsequently confirmed that all politicians will be subject to the tax. Other industry parties, including the SMSF Association have previously slammed the taxing of unrealised gains and the lack of indexation of the threshold. However, the Association ...

Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) is repeating calls for the government to address "catastrophic" flaws in its proposed superannuation tax. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the critical flaw in the proposed tax is its calculation of investment earnings ...

Chalmers lays down the law on super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... haven't changed our approach to it," he said. The super industry has been pushing against the policy with the SMSF Association (SMSFA) saying the tax on unrealised gains "punished aspiration". "Let's be clear: taxing someone on paper gains they haven't ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... do there to get rid of unnecessary red tape." De-regulation has been a sticking point for the industry, with SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive Peter Burgess agreeing that the complexity behind the DBFO reforms undermines the core policy objectives. ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... Financial Advice Association of Australia, Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, Institute of Public Accountants, SMSF Association and The Tax Institute. While legislation is yet to be enacted, Payday Super is slated for 1 July 2026 and designed to ensure ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... SMSFs with balances under $500,000 tend to underperform industry and retail funds after expenses and tax. The SMSF Association, however, which commissioned research from the University of Adelaide, begged to differ. Its research found that SMSFs with ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Budget also confirmed it would proceed with tax on superannuation balances exceeding $3 million, in a move the SMSF Association (SMSFA) slammed as an "ill-conceived initiative". SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the government has ignored valid ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive Peter Burgess has called out recent hawking practices that prompt people to transfer their retirement savings into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) has recognised four of its members at the 2025 SMSF National Conference, citing their excellence in self-managed superannuation and their contribution to the sector. The 2024 CEO Award was posthumously awarded to former Foxton ...