SMSF Association Submission – Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2022 [Provisions] and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2022 [Provisions]

SMSF Association Submission Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Financial Planning Association, the Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association support the implementation of a ‘true’ compensation […]

SMSF Association Submission – CA ANZ, CPA Australia, FPA, IPA & SMSFA Joint Submission: Exposure Draft – Corporations Amendments (CSLR) Regulations 2022, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Regulations 2022

SMSF Association Submission Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, the Financial Planning Association, the Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association support the implementation of a ‘true’ compensation […]

Deciding who gets your super after you die? Follow these three steps

First published in the Financial Review on 5 October 2022. The High Court decision in Hill v Zuda has given trustees greater certainty around binding death benefit nominations. The High […]

SMSF Association Submission – Joint Associations Working Group: Financial Adviser Education Standards Consultation Paper

SMSF Association Submission We write on behalf of the members of key financial services industry and financial advice professional associations with respect to the current Treasury consultation into the Professional Standards […]

SMSF Association Submission – Quality of Advice Review: Proposals for Reform

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Quality of Advice Review’s consultation paper – Proposals for Reform. The paper considers […]

Members benefit from boost to technical resources

The SMSF Association has significantly boosted its Resource Library content for its Fellow, Specialist and Associate members. Recordings of the 2020 and 2021 National Conference sessions, as well as presentations […]

SMSF Association Submission – Financial Adviser Education Standards

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Government’s Financial Advisers Education Standards consultation paper. Two essential elements of the Association’s mission are […]

SMSF Association Submission – CPA Australia, CA ANZ, National Tax and Accountants’ Association & SMSFA Joint Submission: Consultation on draft guidance – Exposure Draft TPB Information Sheets

SMSF Association Submission Consultation on draft guidance – Exposure Draft TPB Information Sheets TPB(I) 48/2022, TPB(I) D47/2022, TPB(I) D49/2022 and D50/2022. CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA […]

Proposed compensation scheme enhances consumer protection

Decision to exclude Managed Investment Schemes ‘a concern’ The Federal Government’s compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR) provides an important, new layer of consumer protection, says SMSF Association CEO John […]

Why SMSF trustees could be the big losers

First published in the Financial Review on 7 September 2022. Accountants are crucial to DIY super funds yet their role has been overlooked in the Quality of Advice Review. When […]