ASIC levy relief for advisers gets thumbs up

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 […]

SMSF Association Submission – Single Disciplinary Body: Policy Paper

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Government’s Policy Paper on the proposed framework for the drafting of the single […]

SMSF Association Submission – Compensation Scheme of Last Resort

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Exposure Drafts and Proposal Paper. We support measures […]

Compensation scheme of last resort may be last straw for financial advice industry

(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 […]

Measured approach needed to retirement income covenant

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 […]

SMSF Association Submission – Retirement Income Covenant position paper

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission in response to the Government’s position paper for the proposed introduction of a retirement income covenant. The […]

Submission: Implementation of the Tax Practitioners Board Review Final Report Recommendations

Joint Submission with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, Institute of Public Accountants, The Tax Institute, Law Council of Australia, Corporate Tax Association, The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, […]

SMSF Association urges rethink on NALE

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 […]

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SMSF Association appoints two Board members

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 […]