Financial planning software provider Midwinter today announced a partnership with Licensing for Accountants to provide tailored compliance and advice technology for its limited licence holders, with strong interest already emerging.

The SMSF Association has announced this morning its director of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley has resigned from the professional body.

Shares from organisations outside of the top 10 Australian Securities Exchange-listed companies proved to be some of the best performers as revealed by the latest reporting season, according to investment manager Van Eck Global. The finding came as a result of an analysis performed by the fund manager that showed recent reported earnings were better […]

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce believes superannuation funds should engage in buying Australian property to halt the loss of local land assets to foreign residents. “It frustrates me somewhat when we hear that the largest dairy farm in Australia, Van Diemen’s Land Company, sold the other day [to Moon Lake Investments, owned by a Chinese […]

Superannuation must be detached from the short-term budget cycle and instead linked to a review and assessment process, such as the government’s Intergenerational Report, in order to minimise frequent changes to the system.

The corporate watchdog has cracked down on three instances of potentially misleading SMSF advertising on social media.

A recent review of the real estate market performed by listed property fund manager Folkestone has shown Australian real estate investment trusts (AREIT) to be the best-performing investment vehicle over the past five years. “Since the lows of the GFC (global financial crisis), non-residential real estate and listed AREITs have delivered positive risk-adjusted returns. In […]

When the trustee of an SMSF opens a bank account to conduct the financial transactions of the SMSF, who should be authorised to transact on the account?