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Advice regulation evolving before our eyes

November 25, 2020 by The Inside Adviser

It's been a busy few years for the financial advice industry and its regulators, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Yet if the past week is anything to...

SMSFs cheaper to run than ASIC says

November 23, 2020 by Greg Bright

SMSFs are not as expensive to operate as many, including ASIC and the Productivity Commission, have led us to believe, according to a report by consulting actuaries Rice Warner, and...

Six-member SMSFs one step closer

November 12, 2020 by Drew Meredith

It's been a long time coming, yet it may finally be here. The arbitrary cap on the allowable number of SMSF members, limiting funds to just four people, appears set...

SMSF Association launches online training

September 14, 2020 by Drew Meredith

The SMSF Association have launched a comprehensive series of online modules as they seek to evolve the delivery of the SMSF Specialist Advisery (SSA) designation. The highly coveted designation requires...

Covid-19, market turmoil, prompt move to SMSFs

June 3, 2020 by James Dunn

Preliminary unofficial data on registrations of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) points to resurgent popularity of the vehicle. While Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data has not been officially updated, unofficial numbers...

Industry battles over early super release

March 25, 2020 by Contributor

The superannuation industry is deeply divided over whether the government’s decision to change the super early release rules is really in the interest of the super fund members.
The measure allows Australians to apply via myGov for access of up to $10,000 of their superannuation from April this year and an additional $10,000 from July 1 2020 for another three months.