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ATO data heaps pressure on ASIC's SMSF fact sheet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New ATO data has brought ASIC's SMSF expense fact sheet under renewed pressure. Freshly released ATO figures show the median "operating expense" of SMSFs is $3923 a year, a stark contrast from data published by ASIC last year which stipulated the ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... contrasts with the subterranean industry campaign for a bailout some weeks ago. This appears to have been an ambit claim." ATO figures show that over 880,000 Australians have registered their interest in accessing the governments ERS scheme. Funds have ...

Superannuation Guarantee continues to fail employees: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... anecdotal evidence of lower paying jobs being more likely to result in breaches of employee entitlements, the report said. ATO figures found 935,350 workers earning more than $8000 were not saving for their retirement. This represents a $4 billion hole ...

SMSFs ramp up LRBA and property allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
Latest ATO figures show self-managed super funds' interest in limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) and residential property assets have skyrocketed in the last five years. December 2017 quarterly data shows the sector held $31.4 billion in ...

SMSF home bias drags returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... 12-month period, international equity returns was about 6% percentage points higher than Australian equities. Based on ATO figures, about three-quarters of SMSFs have assets less than $1 million, which means that they have higher weightings to cash and ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... needs." Hogan adds SMSF trustees are still consistently investing in assets they understand and can trade easily. "ATO figures show that although there might be a bias towards Australian investments, a lack of diversification across asset classes is ...

ISA calls out pre-Budget arguments on contribution caps

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... contributions that attract tax concessions and help build super savings," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. The ATO figures show that 120,400 women aged 50 to 65 who made "catch up" contributions of more than $20,000 have average super balances ...

SuperStream sees 70% of member contributions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... of members' superannuation contributions to APRA-regulated funds are being sent through SuperStream, according to ATO figures. The new electronic payment standard saw 22.8 million contribution transactions in the September 2015 quarter alone. "This is ...

Investors find opportunity in SMSF conservative approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... basis points over the last 12 months. They also own $134 billion in property which makes up 24% of their allocation. ATO figures also revealed that there are currently more than one million SMSF members. In March 2014, there were 1,006,975 SMSF members ...

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 ...
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