The SMSF Association fully supports the Federal Government’s stated ambition to grow Australia out of debt in the wake of the COVID-19 induced recession – and cutting the red tape […]
First published in the Financial Review on 18 July 2020. Self-managed super trustees who have missed out on the recent spate of attractive capital raisings in the wake of the […]
The SMSF Association Technical Day, being held virtually on 29 July, has attracted more than 700 SMSF specialists and other interested participants who are looking for guidance on the many […]
Peter Hogan, Head of Technical for the SMSF Association and a highly respected and revered SMSF specialist, is retiring after four years in the role, effective 30 September. A lawyer […]
Since the ability for SMSFs to borrow to purchase an asset was introduced in 2007, LRBAs continue to represent a relatively low proportion of overall SMSF assets. The latest ATO […]
There were several important bills passed during the June 2020 parliamentary sitting, none more so than the bill that provides a much needed 12 months extension for financial advisers to […]
The ATO’s 2017-18 Statistical Overview of SMSFs shows the median “operating expense” of SMSFs is $3,923 a year, a more appropriate indication of their basic operating cost compared with the […]
SMSF Association Joint Submission Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), SMSF Association (SMSFA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Institute of Public […]
The passing of legislation giving the financial advice profession more time to complete the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) exam and meet the qualification requirements has the full […]
The SMSF Association Technical Day will be bigger and better in 2020 – COVID-19 notwithstanding. The addition of a concurrent stream means there will be more sessions delivered than ever […]
