SMSF Association Submission on the Tax Practitioners Board’s Continuing Professional Education Policy

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on TPB(EP) 04/2012 Continuing professional education policy requirements for registered tax and BAS agents and TPB(EP) 06/2014 […]

Growing focus on improving SMSF specialist advice welcomed

There is a growing recognition of the critical importance of ensuring that self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have access to specialist SMSF advice, says SMSF Association CEO John Maroney.  […]

How a six-member SMSF could benefit you

First published in the Financial Review on 15 October 2020. Small businesses and families with pooled assets could find extra flexibility as well as lower fees by taking advantage of the relaxation […]

SMSF Association supports positive structural change for the superannuation sector

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Lower fees valid reason to increase size of SMSFs

The SMSF Association says lower fees is the key reason why the legislation increasing the size of a self-managed super fund (SMSF) from four to six members should become law. […]

SMSF Association Submission on Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Bill 2020

SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics inquiry on the Treasury Laws Amendment (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) […]

Providing scaled advice

It’s no secret the financial advice framework needs improvement. Year on year, the SMSF Association receives feedback on the need to take action to address the advice framework and to […]

SMSF Association launches nine online educational modules

The SMSF Association has launched nine compulsory comprehensive online modules as part of its coveted SMSF Specialist Advisor (SSA) designation. Commenting on the program launch, the SMSF Association’s Deputy CEO/Director […]

Cap complexities make life difficult for SMSF trustees

First published in the Sydney Morning Herald on 08 September 2020. A growing number of Self-Managed Super Funds may end up paying higher tax than needed because they miscalculate their […]

SMSF Association letter to Mr James Shipton, ASIC

SMSF Association letter to Mr James Shipton, Chair, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) The SMSF Association wrote to Mr James Shipton, Chair, ASIC, in relation to the SMSF Fact Sheet  […]