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Div 296 requires fixing before finalisation: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... risks that can create "unworkable" outcomes for self-managed super fund (SMSF) members. SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess has met with Treasury to push changes on the regulation on separate topics. Burgess said the treatment of post-death ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... thirds of SMSFs established under their recommendations are unsuitable to their needs. SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said it is important to note the 100 files ASIC reviewed was not a random sample and the findings are not representative ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... assessable contributions are to be deducted from assessable income when calculating ECPI," it said. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said he acknowledged the challenges in drafting the legislation, but "right now, Treasury hasn't got that balance ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... complaint about the fund or its trustees to AFCA," he added. In response to the report, SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said the "findings are not representative of the broader quality of SMSF advice currently being provided across the ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... settled slightly higher than that. He also pointed out that the tax-to-GDP ratio is lower now than under John Howard and Peter Costello, "much lower than the old cap," and around 2-3% lower than spending. At the same time, Australia's population is ageing ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... 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. The SMSFA urged the ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... addressing Australia's most pressing socio-economic challenges," it said. However, critics, including former treasurer Peter Costello, who created the Future Fund, and Angus Taylor, a frontrunner to lead the Coalition, see that as political overreach. ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
Global tariffs could balloon to levels not seen since the turn of the century and result in higher inflation and interest rates, according to a top economist. Speaking at Financial Standard's Chief Economists Forum yesterday, Barrenjoey chief economist ...

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... squeezing has made superannuation administration a horrible business to be in," Finura warned. Finura joint-managing director Peter Worn told Financial Standard that pricing issues - when super funds for many years strived to drive down administration ...

'Turbulent' environment expected in 2025: Robeco

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... policies could prove to be a powerful cross-current in an otherwise resilient US economy," Robeco multi-asset stategist Peter van der Welle said. "In our 2025 outlook, we explain how momentum can reverse quickly in today's data-driven environment, underscoring ...
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