The federal government’s intention to enshrine the purpose of superannuation in law is likely to prove problematic due to the process already put in place to achieve this aim, according to a retirement savings expert.

The SMSF Owners’ Alliance (SMSFOA) has criticised the nine-day period the federal government has given for public comment on its first tranche of superannuation legislation.

Listcorp is expanding its functionality to incorporate record-keeping of investors’ behavioural trends and sentiments, as well as social feedback, in order to strengthen their investment decision-making and confidence in the listed company environment.

The latest integration by Class will allow investors, particularly SMSFs, to make better-informed decisions through online platform and mobile app Simply Wall St’s institutional quality market research.

BGL Corporate Solutions has implemented its big data filters for the proposed superannuation changes in the 2016 federal budget, which will allow its Simple Fund 360 clients to filter, evaluate and extract critical data in seconds.

Most people try to avoid dealing with their own mortality, but death is a critical issue requiring detailed planning for SMSF trustees, writes Olivia Long. Read any research report about why people set up an SMSF and having control of their retirement savings is near or at the top of the list. People opt for […]

The corporate governance practices of the underlying companies in which a real estate investment trust (REIT) chooses to purchase shares is the most important factor to acknowledge when assessing the merits of these investment vehicles, according to a specialist fund manager. “If you could only look at one thing, corporate governance would be the thing […]

You may be mistaken for thinking the hot topic for SMSFs involves leveraging property investments or even strategic asset allocation. In fact, the humble trust deed is one of the most topical of all SMSF-related issues I have come across.

SMSF trustees need to have planned some tax minimisation strategies well in advance of the commencement of a pension, and also should allow for any future change in member circumstances, a superannuation technical specialist has warned. Addressing the situation of trustees wanting to separate the taxable component of their benefits from the tax-free component, BT […]