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Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... Standard reported that the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) had warned that organisations offering to set up SMSFs for free may be misleading potential clients, and that there would likely be hidden costs and catches further down the ...

Advisers and accountants clash over SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... superannuation funds (SMSF) without a license, at the same time advisers are struggling to gain clients' trust when it comes to SMSFs, Crowe Horwath head of SMSF and Superannuation Susie Salmon said. "The challenge is the lack of communication and the ...

SPAA questions 'free lunch' SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... SPAA's membership includes a large contingent of financial advisers who specialise in helping clients start up and administer SMSFs.

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 ...

Banks need top line growth after SMSF-led run

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... big four banks need to see top line revenue growth after a year that saw income-hungry self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and other investors invest heavily in the banks, according StocksInValue head of equities insights and publishing David Walker. ...

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... quarter, suggesting the rise is down to share market performance. The ATO stats also showed the age demographics of people with SMSFs. More than 80% were over the age of 45, with just 4% between 25 and 34. Interestingly, just 30% of SMSF members had ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Fears that low interest rates are encouraging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to over-borrow to 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 ...

FUM, Super, platforms all end year on high note

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013

Government scraps Labor's annuities reforms

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... superannuation benefits; and one that gives the Australian Taxation Office flexible and cost-effective penalty options to deal with SMSFs that breach the law. Scrapped measures include one that ensures that trust deed clauses cannot be used to prevent ...

Challenger acquires SMSF business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... retirement income streams. "Longevity insurance products like deferred lifetime annuities are likely to hold appeal for SMSFs if designed with their particular needs in mind," Benari continued. "We look forward to contributing to the Government's post-retirement ...