SMSF Association Submission – Financial Accountability & Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Inquiry

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Committee in response to the collection of related bills titled Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, […]

SMSF Association Submission – Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Regulations 2021: Miscellaneous and Technical Amendments Autumn 2022

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Consultation) Regulations 2021: Miscellaneous and Technical Amendments Autumn […]

BDO Partner Geoff Rooney appointed to SMSF Association Board

 Geoff Rooney, a Partner at the Audit and Accounting firm BDO, has been appointed to the Board of the SMSF Association, effective 1 January 2022. A chartered accountant and ASIC-approved […]

The five things to ask and do before you retire and tap into your self-managed superannuation fund

First published in the West Australian on 13 December 2021. During our working life, the focus is on building a superannuation nest egg for retirement. That can seem a long […]

Pressing need for SMSF trustees to seek specialist advice

First published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 07 December 2021. The Productivity Commission’s Superannuation: Assessing Efficiency and Competitiveness report in 2018 lamented that super fund members were often sold […]

More flexible super contribution rules in the pipeline

First published in the Financial Review on 02 December 2021. Legislation before Parliament will allow substantial top ups to retirement savings for those aged 67-74. Self-managed super funds are set […]

SMSF Association Submission – Code of Ethics – Consultation Paper on Standard 3

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Consultation Paper on Standard 3 of the Financial Planners and Advisers Code of […]

National Conference has sharp focus on technical issues

The SMSF Association has constructed an exciting technical program for its annual National Conference that is attracting enormous interest from SMSF specialists and advisers hungry for knowledge about how to […]

COVID-19 relief for SMSFs may require specialist input

The various relief measures implemented by the Federal Government in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and extended into the 2021-22 financial year have highlighted the need for SMSF specialist […]

SMSF Association Submission – Better Advice Bill: Exposure Draft Regulations

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Government’s Better Advice Bill – Exposure Draft Regulations. The Better Advice Bill is […]