New research puts paid to SMSF performance debate
There’s always been a fight between different superannuation funds – retail, industry, and SMSF – about who performs best. But determining...
Does diversification really matter for your super fund?
Does diversification really matter for your super fund, and do you really need to hit the magical $500,000 level before your self-managed super fund (SMSF) can...
SMSFA partners with Deakin and Kaplan
Deakin University, the largest provider of postgraduate qualifications to the financial planning sector this week announced a partnership with the SMSF...
SMSFs on the horizon for trading platform Stake
Earlier this year, an army of small-time millennial traders successfully shook-up the US stock market and took on Wall Street. A shorting attack on a...
SMSFs back in vogue as investors seek control
This week saw the release of the Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO’s) latest quarterly data on the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector. The...
The ten most important action points for SMSF trustees
The end of the financial year is closing in fast after what has been a tumultuous period for many in Australia. Despite a reasonably uneventful year for...
... as super 'overdone' - Ralston tells SMSF advisers
The switch in focus to retirement incomes, ahead of the introduction of the Retirement Income Covenant, was evident at the annual SMSF Association conference...
Performance benchmark a cloud on horizon for SMSFs
It may be a lull between storms but the SMSF Association has no major political battle to contend with at the moment, instead focusing on smaller issues to do...
Six-member SMSFs one step closer
It’s been a long time coming, yet it may finally be here. The arbitrary cap on the allowable number of SMSF members, limiting funds to just four people,...
SMSF operating costs get a reality check
Clients who have put off establishing a self-managed super fund due to the assumed high costs may be put at ease after the Australian Taxation Office released...
Covid-19, market turmoil, prompt move to SMSFs
Preliminary unofficial data on registrations of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) points to resurgent popularity of the vehicle. While Australian Taxation...