(Joint media release with Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Boutique Financial Planning Principals Association, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CHOICE, Consumer Action Law Centre, Consumer Credit Legal

The SMSF Association has thrown its in principle support behind the Government’s decision to remove SMSFs from the legislative requirement for trustees to develop a retirement income strategy for fund

The SMSF Association has today announced two new major education pathways for its coveted SMSF Specialist Advisor designation (SSA™ ). The SMSF Association has entered into new partnership agreements with

The SMSF Association is urging caution on introducing a 20% threshold for auditor referral fees as outlined in the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board’s draft amendments to the APES

The SMSF Association welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to provide temporary and targeted relief on ASIC levies for financial advisers. The decision means the ASIC levies charged for personal advice

(Joint media release with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, Financial Planning Association (FPA), Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Stockbrokers and

The SMSF Association is calling for a measured approach to the introduction of the proposed retirement income covenant for superannuation fund trustees. In response to Treasury’s recent position paper, the

The SMSF Association is urging the Federal Government and the Federal Treasury to review the non-arm’s length expenditure (NALE) rules following an ATO ruling handed down today. Peter Burgess, Association

The SMSF Association has recently appointed two new Board members. They are Professor Deborah Ralston, a former Chair of the Association who stepped down in September 2019 on being appointed

The SMSF Association’s annual Technical Summit is always replete with topical issues presented by industry experts – and this year’s virtual event is no different. Association CEO John Maroney says

“The intergenerational report (IGR) clearly illustrates the importance of building superannuation savings to offset the growing liabilities related to an aging population”, according to John Maroney, CEO of the SMSF

The Parliament has passed legislation allowing an increase in the maximum number of SMSF members from four to six – a Federal Government initiative the SMSF Association welcomes. If the