Category: SMSF Association Media Release

Lower investment returns stretch SMSF investment goals

A weaker investment outlook that indicates returns will be lower for longer means SMSF retirees need more savings to achieve their retirement goals. The amount needed for a 65-year-old SMSF […]

Super reforms get SMSF Association tick of approval

The SMSF Association has thrown its weight behind the superannuation reforms introduced into the Parliament last week, believing they will improve accountability and member outcomes. The Minister for Revenue and […]

Super system needs ‘sustained period’ of stability

The SMSF Association has told the Productivity Commission that a lack of stability in the superannuation system is an impediment to an efficient superannuation system that can deliver the best […]

Additional funding for SG Taskforce gets SMSF Association backing

The SMSF Association has endorsed the decision by the Government to provide the Australian Tax Office (ATO) with additional funding for a Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce to ensure employers comply with […]

ATO options on event-based reporting welcomed

The Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) decision to offer a quarterly option as part of a position paper on event-based reporting for the transfer balance cap (TBC) from 1 July 2018 […]

SMSF Association appoints new Patron

The SMSF Association is pleased to announce that the Reverend Tim Costello AO has been appointed Patron of the Association, effective 6 September 2017. He succeeds Sir Anthony Mason, a […]

Deen Sanders appointment to FASEA gets thumbs up

The SMSF Association welcomes the appointment of Dr Deen Sanders OAM as CEO of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA). The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly […]

Super changes drive trustee traffic to SMSF Association website

The new changes to superannuation and their impact on many self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees is creating strong demand for the SMSF Association’s Trustee Knowledge Centre website.SMSF Association CEO John […]

Melbourne to host Victoria’s first SMSF Expo

Melbourne will host Victoria’s first Self-Managed Super Fund Expo focused on a “one-stop shop” where superannuation service providers will meet SMSF trustees, new clients considering setting up an SMSF, and […]

SMSF Association members rate highly on inaugural advisor list

SMSF Association advisors filled more than 20 per cent of the positions in the inaugural Top 50 Financial Advisors in Australia list. SMSF Association CEO John Maroney says the list […]