The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sent a final warning to 185 approved SMSF auditors that their registration will be cancelled if their outstanding annual statements are not lodged with fees paid by 22 July.

What is super for? It seems strange to be addressing this question a quarter of a century after our current superannuation system was introduced. But, as David Murray pointed out in his Financial System Inquiry (FSI) report, nowhere is the purpose of superannuation written down in legislation. It should be because there needs to be […]

Transferring super out of the United Kingdom back to Australia might be a viable option for SMSFs in light of the historic Brexit vote in favour of Britain withdrawing from the European Union and the proposed lifetime non-concessional contribution (NCC) limit, according to a technical expert.

Financial services company Spring FG today announced it had opened its mysuper247 SMSF platform for pre-registration, ahead of its full operational launch next month.

SMSF investors are showing great interest in the Listcorp platform’s informative and engaging approach to accessing simple information on Australian listed companies they invest in.

OnMarket BookBuilds has issued an urgent call to action for the SMSF industry to block changes proposed by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that will significantly reduce their already limited access to and participation in initial public offerings (IPO).

The SMSF Association is already in discussions with Canberra over its and the broader sector’s concerns about the proposed changes to superannuation announced in this year’s federal budget.

A financial services consultant has predicted the use of small Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) funds (SAF) will increase in the coming year due to a rise in the costs of running an SMSF.

People who have exceeded their concessional contributions cap may be forced to manage an extra layer of complexity in having to comply with the proposed $500,000 lifetime non-concessional contributions cap contained in the federal budget, according to a superannuation technical expert.