The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has intensified its compliance activity in regard to SMSF auditors, taking punitive action recently against three registered practitioners operating in the sector. In the first instance, the corporate watchdog disqualified Manoj Abichandani of New South Wales from being an approved SMSF auditor, after it was determined he provided […]

A strata trust that amalgamates Sydney property, launched as the first of its type in Australia, should get the attention of SMSF trustees who are looking for investments with a point of difference.

The latest sector report has found SMSF trustee allocations to overseas investments in the past 12 months did not meet expectations, but they should improve in the future with the growing global expertise emerging in the industry.

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The corporate watchdog has disqualified Manoj Abichandani of New South Wales from being an approved SMSF auditor, after it was determined he provided untruthful statements that were deliberately misleading and he was not a fit or proper person to be an SMSF auditor.