The latest industry survey on SMSF trustee sentiment has shown confidence levels surrounding certain asset classes among men and women should generate greater opportunities for the provision of more tailored advice.

Specialist SMSF document provider BMR Corporate Solutions has boosted its integrated arrangement with Macquarie Bank.

Fintech firm eSMSF Advice has developed a cloud-based platform to enable accountants to continue to service SMSF clients without necessarily having to be licensed and help them better manage client advice relationships.

A leading accounting firm specialising in wealth management is encouraging people to contribute as much as they can to their superannuation funds amid speculation of rule changes to the industry.

The latest ATO statistics regarding the SMSF sector provide clear evidence self-managed funds are enjoying the benefits of scale.

The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is set for its next stage of development in 2016, a specialist fund manager has predicted. “The ETF market in Australia has almost reached what I call the end of act one,” iShares head of Australia Jonathan Howie said. “The end of act one means you’ve actually issued enough […]

The diminishing role of investment in China’s gross domestic product and the increasing part consumer spending is playing in the country’s economy are creating investment opportunities in new sectors. Capital Group investment specialist Andy Budden said many Chinese who previously struggled to afford housing were now finding they had excess cash to spend on discretionary […]

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will contact SMSF trustees who have fallen foul of the dividend stripping arrangements as defined in Taxpayer Alert 2015/1 (TA 2015/1), allowing them to correct the tax positions of their funds without penalty.