Latest news articles
New Market-Linked Pension Laws: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
On the 5th of April 2022, new super regulations took effect to allow members of SMSFs with post 1 July 2017 re-structured market linked pensions (also known as term allocated
SMSF investors too cautious to catch crypto bug
First published in the Financial Review on 24 March 2022. Just 0.6 per cent of SMSFs held cryptocurrency in 2020 and the sector remains wary. Regulators would like to keep
Protecting your SMSF assets . . . it’s all in the name
First published in the West Australian on 7 March 2022. It is essential that self-managed superannuation fund trustees make sure that all the accounts and investments are held in the
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Latest media releases
SMSF Association ends 18th National Conference on a high note
The 2022 SMSF Association National Conference returned to the Adelaide Convention Centre this week, reminding the nearly 1000 delegates who attended this year’s event why this is their preferred conference
SMSF Association collaborates on improving rollover standards
When requesting rollovers from APRA regulated funds, be prepared to provide further SMSF bank account documentation, was a key message delivered by the SMSF Association’s Deputy CEO/Director of Policy &
Technological change will benefit SMSF trustees, but caution needed
The SMSF sector will benefit from technology advances, but it will be evolutionary, not revolutionary, SMSF Association CEO John Maroney told the Thought Leadership Breakfast that kick started the Association’s
Bipartisan support needed as NALE rules lambasted
Addressing the 2022 SMSF Association National Conference, which kicked off at the Adelaide Convention Centre this morning, SMSF Association’s Deputy CEO/Director of Policy & Education, Peter Burgess has taken aim
Latest submissions
SMSF Association Submission – Draft Terms of Reference: Review of the Quality of Financial Advice
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the draft terms of reference for the Review of the Quality of Financial Advice
SMSF Association Submission – Policy Paper: Education Standards for Financial Advisers
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Government’s policy paper: Education Standards for Financial Advisers. Two of the core components
SMSF Association Submission – Budget 2022/23
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to put forward our 2022-2023 Pre-Budget submission. We thank the Government and Treasury for the consideration given to our pre-budget submissions
SMSF Association Submission – Review into the effectiveness and capability of the Australian Investments and Securities Commission
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority’s review into the effectiveness and capability of the Australian
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