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Class Super launches browser-based platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... automatic property valuations, and support for bulk transactions, pensions, activity statements, tax lodgements directly to the ATO and client access," he said. Work began on the platform eight months ago in response to member demand for a browser-based ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... of assets of the $1.72 trillion superannuation sector as of 30 September 2013, according to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). "We believe that this predisposition for SMSFs to hold close to one third of their assets, or a current aggregate of $172 ...

Superannuation bodies axed in government streamlining

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... that the Superannuation Advisory Committee and the Superannuation Roundtable no longer meet. He also pointed out that the ATO convenes a consultative group for the superannuation sector, which serves a similar purpose as these two bodies. "I would like ...

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...

New ATO powers to decrease SMSF 'delinquency'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Plans to increase the power of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to penalise self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) on a sliding scale will provide a more nuanced way of penalising 'delinquent trustees', according to Superannuation Australia's ...

ATO considering tax haven reprieve

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... despite the lowering interest rates and resulting increase in inflation risk. According to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) September quarter 2013 figures, 29.6% of SMSF funds were invested in cash and term deposits. This compares with 30.6% in the ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... invest in real estate appear to be overblown, according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. According to the ATO's stats for the September 2013 quarter, the rate of increase at which SMSFs have entered into limited recourse borrowing ...

Start structured giving with just $20,000

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013

SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... sector has been towards more and more regulation - particularly since the global financial crisis - Slattery insisted that the ATO was the ideal regulator for SMSFs. "There is no writing on the wall for the ATO to discontinue as the regulator," she said. ...