Category: SMSF Association Media Release

Technical Summit delegates to get Federal Budget updates

The 2021-22 Federal Budget has given the SMSF Association’s Technical Summit a cutting edge as delegates will get the opportunity to hear the ramifications of one of the most significant […]

SMSF Association measures adopted in positive Budget for SMSFs

The SMSF Association has applauded measures in this year’s Federal Budget that aim to reduce complexity and make it easier for older Australians to top up their superannuation. Commenting on […]

Technical Summit returns to face-to-face forum with focus on workshops

The SMSF Association Technical Summit will be a face-to-face event as COVID-19 restrictions ease. The premium event will include a highly interactive workshop discussion and problem-solving Summit on 21-22 July […]

Shameful ASIC fee increase warrants immediate review

Joint Media Release with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, Financial Planning Association of Australia, and Institute of Public Accountants. ASIC hikes financial adviser licence fees despite adviser numbers […]

Investment strategies must be ‘trustee driven’

Although a self-managed super fund (SMSF) investment strategy is not an advice document, advisers must ensure that it has not been interpreted as advice, Adam Goldstien, a financial adviser with […]

Virtual National Conference huge hit with delegates

The SMSF Association National Conference ticked all the boxes with the two-day event attracting more than 1,100 registrations from every state and territory, over 9,500 hours of sessions viewed and […]

SMSFs with LRBAs ‘not penalised’ for capitalising interest

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that have borrowed from a private company under a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) will not suffer adverse tax consequences if the loan interest has been […]

SMSF Association wants ATO to address critical NALE issues

The SMSF Association has called on the ATO to address several critical issues in its final ruling on how the new rules for non-arm’s length expenses (NALE) will apply.  The […]

New duty of care proposal ‘no cause for concern’ for SMSF trustees

The self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector has no grounds for concern about the proposed introduction of a new duty requiring all superannuation fund trustees, including SMSF trustees, to act in […]

Government initiative to use technology to cut SMSF red tape welcomed

The SMSF Association fully supports the Federal Government initiative to embrace technology as a means of cutting red tape and complexity in the SMSF sector. Addressing the Association’s 2021 SMSF […]