Growing a substantial superannuation balance within an SMSF might not be the best decision going forward due to further uncertainty over future legislation, according to an SMSF expert.

Australia’s social investment community SelfWealth has officially launched the first flat-fee brokerage solution in the country, and has already experienced strong take-up and interest.

The SMSF Association has welcomed the ATO’s latest tax determination (TD) for bringing greater clarity to the issue of related-party limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) and how they relate to the safe harbour guidelines.

Advisers and accountants assisting their SMSF clients implement a strategy involving a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) should ensure the trustees have approval for the loan before they look to purchase the asset in question, according to a sector specialist.

The emergence of international managed portfolios (or separately managed accounts) and a growing preference among SMSFs for some of the key benefits that direct investing offers could be the tipping point needed to spur a more balanced approach to investing.

The federal government today released the second tranche of exposure draft legislation for superannuation reforms that were included in the 2016 federal budget.

SMSFs were attaining their international exposure mainly through exchange-traded funds (ETF) and managed funds, the latest analysis from Class has revealed.

Advisory firm VFS Group has launched a socially responsible investment (SRI) portfolio with SMSFs in mind as trustees’ need for greater control begins to progress into opportunities that better align with their values.

A former Sydney financial adviser has been formally charged in the Local Court of New South Wales with 19 counts of engaging in dishonest conduct with SMSF funds.