‘Pressing need’ for small business to get professional advice

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The need for small businesses to get professional advice has never been more evident, according to the Small Business Research Report 2015 commissioned by the SMSF Association and the management

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Tax debate ‘undermining confidence’ in the super system

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The ongoing controversy around the taxation of Australia’s superannuation system is undermining public confidence in the system, with suggestions that it needs a large overhaul being counter-productive, says SMSF Association

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Open up infrastructure investment to SMSFs, says SMSF Association

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There is an urgent need to open up infrastructure investment to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, says SMSF Association CEO/Managing Director Andrea Slattery. Slattery says that with both the

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SMSFA supports Government’s green light for LRBAs

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Limited recourse borrowings arrangements (LRBAs) have survived another attempt to ban them with the Government’s decision to categorically rule out the Financial System Inquiry’s (FSI) recommendation to abolish them. The

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Chalmers appointment to keep super, financial services a priority

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The promotion of Dr Jim Chalmers to the Shadow Cabinet as spokesperson for Superannuation and Financial Services is further recognition of the importance of these policy areas, as well as

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SMSFA wants fresh look at how super tax concessions measured

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The SMSF Association has called for a total rethink about how the Government costs superannuation tax concessions. In its submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and

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Cabinet appointments send the right signal to SMSF sector

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Having the portfolio of Assistant Treasurer in Cabinet and combined with Small Business is a very positive development for the self-managed super sector, says SMSF Association Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

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APRA funds should heed ASIC warning on misleading their members

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ASIC’s warning to APRA-regulated funds about potential misleading statements to new and existing members demonstrates these institutions need to stay between the regulatory goalposts, says SMSF Association Chief Executive Officer/Managing

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SMSF Association takes issue with CEDA on housing, contributions

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The SMSF Association says CEDA’s contribution to the retirement income system debate “misses the mark” in two important respects – recommending first home buyers have access to their super and

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SMSFA lauds Senate decision to review super imbalances

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The SMSF Association welcomes the Senate’s decision to ask the Economics Reference Committee to examine the disparity between male and female superannuation savings. The inquiry is expected to report by

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