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Investments, SMSF

Wholesale investor lobbying underway

The SMSF Association has already commenced lobbying activities seeking a definitive solution for the wholesale investor rules’ interaction with SMSFs.

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Compliance, Legislation, Regulation

Waiting for final legislation unnecessary

Advisers have been told not to wait until legislation and regulatory changes have been finalised before including them in their business operations.

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Death benefits, Insurance, Legislation, SMSF, Superannuation

Caution needed with terminal illness benefits

SMSF practitioners should not adopt common rollover or pension strategies with terminal illness benefits as they should probably exit the super system.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Super release condition decision simplified

The decision on whether a superannuant has met a retirement condition of release has been simplified with the shift of the preservation age to 60.

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Legislation, Regulation, Superannuation

Division 296 reflects govt super agenda

SMSF practitioners should not adopt common rollover or pension strategies with terminal illness benefits as they should probably exit the super system.

The government’s super agenda has run counter to its promises to improve the industry, with the Division 296 tax an attack on the SMSF sector.

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AFCA, Investments

AFCA ruling jeopardises SMSFs

AFCA determination, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ASIC, SMSF Association, Peter Burgess, Australian Financial Complaints Authority, AFCA,

A significant number of SMSF trustees may be adversely affected by a recent AFCA determination regarding the wholesale investor definition.

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ATO, fraud, Superannuation

ATO flags adviser role in illegal access

The ATO’s estimate of funds being illegally accessed from SMSFs has fallen, but it has identified advice telling people how to hide this behaviour using loans to members.

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Auditing, NALI/NALE

Audits must ring-fence NALI risk

A significant number of SMSF trustees may be adversely affected by a recent AFCA determination regarding the wholesale investor definition.

Auditors should be clear they will not be liable for any historical NALI-related issues and have that stated in all client documentation.

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SMSF, Superannuation

SMSFA urges change in narrative

Meg Heffron, Peter Burgess, Heffron, SMSF Association, 

The SMSF sector should boost its messaging around the benefits of self-managed funds, with its industry body looking into how it can take the lead in this area.

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Business News, SMSFA, Superannuation

Younger trustees dominate new SMSFs

Class Benchmark Report, Stake, Jon Howie, Class, Tim Steele, SMSF Association National Conference 2025, Melbourne, SMSF,  

Younger superannuants continued to be responsible for the majority of SMSF set-ups in the six-month period to December 2024.

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