Strategies around terminal illnesses and death may seem distasteful, but can effectively minimise tax and provide significant value and peace of mind for clients.

SMSFs will continue to seek fixed income and yield for some time, according to BT Investment Management (BTIM).

The ATO has revealed it expects to soon release new guidelines for the reporting of serious SMSF contraventions in order to avoid fund non-compliance.

Financial services giant AMP has acquired SMSF administration technology providers SuperIQ and SuperCorp.

The federal government has announced it does not agree with the Financial System Inquiry’s (FSI) recommendation to prohibit limited recourse borrowing arrangements by superannuation funds.

SMSFs holding collectables need to ensure they are compliant under the incoming regulations applicable from 1 July 2016, as the deadline did not leave much time for planning due to the nature of those assets, according to a specialist SMSF lawyer.

SMSF administration software specialist Class has revealed a development with one of its stakeholders has resulted in the need to submit a supplementary prospectus to ASIC, as well as temporarily suspend applications for shares.

The capacity for the SMSF industry to maintain itself perpetually was high because of practitioners’ professionalism, commitment to trustees and members, and consultative approach in relation to government and regulators.

The SMSF Association (SMSFA) has declared there is an urgent need to open infrastructure investments to SMSFs, with the federal government and opposition focusing on future infrastructure opportunities.