SMSF Academy: SMSF statistical overview welcome but missing micro view

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While the Self-managed superannuation funds: A statistical overview 2008/09 (the Overview) released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) provides many valuable insights into the sector, the statistics need to be more... Read more continue reading

Multiport SMSF investment patterns survey

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To get a closer insight into where SMSF trustees invest, Multiport regularly undertakes an analysis of our SMSF’s investments to look at the up to date asset allocation and investment... Read more continue reading

Tax reform must address unfair super tax penalties and encourage saving

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The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has today called for tax reforms including an increase in the annual concessional superannuation caps and a solution to the problem of... Read more continue reading

New SMSFs purchasing property before Christmas have an October deadline

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SMSF Loans anticipates that new SMSFs seeking to buy and settle a property by Christmas are starting to run out of time. “We believe that early October – around the... Read more continue reading

SMSF professionals prepared for FoFA but concerned about Stronger Super

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SMSF Advisers are ready for FoFA ‘best interests’ duty but concerned about auditor registration and the proposed banning of off-market transfers. The majority of SMSF professionals are well prepared for... Read more continue reading

The SMSF Academy: Government’s Stronger Super disadvantages SMSFs

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Removing the ability for a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) to undertake off market share transfers, as outlined in the Government’s response to Stronger Super Reforms handed down yesterday, unfairly disadvantages... Read more continue reading

SMSF borrowing changes

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This Draft Ruling, SMSF 2011/D1, released by the ATO on 14 September 2011 deals with a number of controversial issues relating to limited recourse borrowing. The Draft Ruling should be welcomed... Read more continue reading

SISFA welcomes clarification of borrowing rules

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Small Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) has welcomed the announced clarification of borrowing rules to allow SMSFs with property purchased through limited recourse borrowing to make improvements. “It is a... Read more continue reading

ATO draft ruling good news for SMSFs

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The release of this year’s most anticipated ATO Ruling impacting self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), Draft SMSF Ruling, SMSFR 2011/D1 (the draft ruling), contains good news for trustees looking to invest in... Read more continue reading

Cautious self managed superannuation investors build a ‘wall of cash’

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The Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) report tells a clear story of a lack of confidence in future market directions within the self managed super fund sector, according... Read more continue reading