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SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association says the newly released FY27 Initial Levy Estimate of $137.5 million confirms the pressing need for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR)

SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association has appointed the managing director of Oxygen Capital Group, Ben Taylor, to its Board, effective 1 January 2026. His appointment follows the retirement

SMSF Association Media Release ASIC’s latest Review of SMSF Establishment Advice (Report 824) serves as a critical reminder of the need for the SMSF sector to maintain a strong focus

SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association has appointed John Perri as Technical Manager enhancing its technical support capabilities at a time of massive change and reform in financial services

SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association has welcomed today’s announcement by the Federal Government to scrap its proposal to tax unrealised superannuation capital gains. In a statement released today,

SMSF Association Media Release The ATO’s long-awaited rulings on non-arm’s length income (LCR 2021/2) and contributions (TR 2010/1) have provided long-sought clarity on several critical issues, says SMSF Association CEO

SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association supports the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) proposed performance audit of the ATO’s regulation of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). Association CEO, Peter Burgess,

SMSF Association Media Release The most efficient and equitable way to fund the special levy needed to meet the shortfall in consumers’ unpaid compensation claims is to spread it across

The SMSF Association’s annual SMSF Audit Day returns on 9 September, as a one-day virtual event dedicated to the regulatory and compliance issues shaping SMSF audits. Designed for all SMSF

SMSF Association Media Release The SMSF Association says Australia’s fragmented regulatory framework governing professional advice needs urgent reform, warning that SMSF professionals are being constrained by outdated structures that no

SMSF Association Media Release Addressing the contentious Division 296 legislation during his opening address at the SMSF Association’s 2025 Technical Summit, Association CEO Peter Burgess outlined the technical challenges with

SMSF Association Media Release It’s critically important not to draw the wrong conclusion from the recent Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) statistics relating to SMSFs, says Peter Burgess, CEO of