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Fix super anomaly for SMSF members working overseas

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The SMSF Association is urging the Federal Government to address an anomaly where SMSF members working overseas face punitive penalties for their SMSF if they opt to continue contributing to

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13 Apr 2016

SMSF Association stakes its ground on super objective

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The primary objective for superannuation should be “to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension, delivering a financially secure and dignified retirement for Australians”. This is

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11 Apr 2016

Heferen lauded for super role at Treasury

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The SMSF Association congratulates Rob Heferen, head of Treasury’s Revenue Group, who is moving to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to concentrate on energy resources in northern Australia.

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05 Apr 2016

SMSFA urges flexible approach to concessional caps

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People should be able to carry forward unused concessional contribution cap amounts and contribute to their superannuation when they have the capacity to do so, says Andrea Slattery, CEO/Managing Director

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30 Mar 2016

Government move to enshrine objective is ‘super’ policy

From SMSF Association

The Federal Government’s decision to proceed with implementing a key Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendation of enshrining the primary objective of superannuation in legislation has been warmly welcomed by the

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10 Mar 2016

International Women’s Day: let’s focus on super inequities

From SMSF Association

International Women’s Day provides an ideal opportunity to focus on the inequities women face in superannuation, and should motivate government and industry to address the issues, says SMSF Association CEO/Managing

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09 Mar 2016

SMSF Association draws line in sand on cutting concessional cap

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The SMSF Association strongly opposes any move to reduce the general concessional contribution cap from $30,000 to $20,000 a year as part of changing the superannuation tax mix in this

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04 Mar 2016

Super objectives critical ‘to stop short-term tinkering’

From SMSF Association

Speculation that the poorly paid might be allowed to opt out of compulsory superannuation simply highlighted why it is critical to establish bipartisan agreement on the long-term objectives of superannuation,

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23 Feb 2016

Gender gap still exists for SMSF women trustees

From SMSF Association

A new research study jointly released by Commonwealth Bank and the SMSF Association has uncovered significant findings including differences between the behaviours and confidence levels of men and women SMSF trustees.

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16 Feb 2016

TES is ‘no basis’ to assess merits of super tax incentives

From SMSF Association

Calls to cut superannuation tax incentives because of their reported size in the Tax Expenditure Statement (TES) are short-sighted and ignore the simplistic nature of these measurements, says SMSF Association

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04 Feb 2016

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