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SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... prior to SMSF registration, supporting industry-led initiatives to uplift standards across the sector, as well as requiring SMSFs to hold uniquely identifiable bank accounts. "Waller's role will be critical as we work with industry and other stakeholders ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... $160 million into MISs run by Australian Fiduciaries since February 2020, predominantly via their self-managed super funds (SMSFs). In July, ASIC cancelled the licence of Australian Fiduciaries, following its failure to pay an AFCA determination. Australian ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... implement than others. "While a number of reforms reflect what is generally considered best practice, such as requiring SMSFs to hold uniquely identifiable bank accounts, experience shows there can be practical challenges in implementation," the SMSFA ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... that members balances are not being eroded by unreasonable and inappropriate deductions," he said. Fairer funding for CSLR, SMSFs roped in To guarantee the sustainability of the CSLR, Mulino will limit compensation to actual investment losses rather ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... said. As part of the reform package, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will receive a new power to prevent rollovers into SMSFs where there is a "well-founded suspicion of consumer harm." Data-sharing arrangements between ASIC and the ATO will also ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... relying solely on traditional superannuation funds, increasing numbers are establishing self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to gain exposure to cryptocurrency and other digital assets, an investment class that remains largely absent from APRA-regulated ...

NSW director disqualified over $7m SMSF scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... retirement who believed that their funds would be used for the purpose of investing as part of establishing or augmenting their SMSFs. For instance, one investor was falsely led to believe his transfer of more than $200,000 was to be invested in an international ...

ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released new guidance for SMSFs affected by the looming limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) changes for residential property, with the SMSF Association (SMSFA) saying it provides important clarity for trustees ...

ASIC ramps up action against SMSF auditors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... safeguarding confidence in a sector responsible for auditing more than $1 trillion in retirement savings across more than 672,000 SMSFs. "SMSF auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence and instilling trust in the entire SMSF sector," O'Rourke ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... New data indicates the impact of the limited resources borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) ban for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) may have been underestimated, which will affect a market significantly larger than what officials suggested, with major implications ...
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