First published in the Financial Review on 23 May 2019. Are you like many households where there’s one much higher super balance and the other is lower? We outline why […]
A re-elected Coalition Government should ensure that the superannuation sector enjoys policy stability for the next three years, says SMSF Association CEO John Maroney. “After the introduction of the significant […]
SMSF Association Submission The SMSF Association (SMSFA) welcomes the review into the effectiveness of the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) and the operation of the Tax Agent Services Act 2009 (the […]
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) annual SMSF statistics for 2016-17 tell a positive story about this $750 billion superannuation sector. SMSF Association CEO John Maroney says: “These statistics reveal an […]
First published in the Financial Review on 29 April 2019. With just a few months until the end of the financial year, now’s the time to be organising your DIY […]
The SMSF Association has appointed two long-standing specialist members to its Board from 1 June. They are Tracey Scotchbrook, Vice Chair of the West Australian Local Community, and Michael Houlihan, […]
A Parliamentary Secretary in the former Gillard Labor Government, the Hon. Bernie Ripoll, is joining the SMSF Association board, effective immediately. Ripoll, who joined the Association’s Public Policy Committee in […]
Andrea Slattery has announced she is stepping down as a non-executive director from the SMSF Association board, effective from 18 April. Slattery was Managing Director and CEO when she resigned […]
The Government’s proposed changes to calculating exempt current pension income (ECPI) as well as increasing the age where the work test for making contributions to superannuation applies have been welcomed […]
The Labor Party’s confirmation today that if it wins office at the next federal election it will still abolish franking credit rebates from 1 July 2019 irrespective of whether the […]
