News : SMSF

LRBA, Property, SMSF

LRBA interest rate pain coming

LRBA interest rate

SMSF trustees using a related-party LRBA and adhering to the PCG 2016/5 safe harbour rules will be facing a significant interest rate hike in 2023/24.

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Retirement, SMSF, Superannuation

Longevity risk greater for SMSFs

longevity risk SMSF

SMSF trustees are likely to live longer than superannuants belonging to public offer funds, making them more susceptible to longevity risk.

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Education, financial advice, SMSF

Peer experiences sought by trustees

SMSF trustees peers

The past experience of their peers is what SMSF trustees looking to seek financial advice in the next 12 months want to learn from practitioners.

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Auditing, Business News, SMSF

ASF Audits buys Deloitte SMSF auditing unit

ASF Audits Deloitte

ASF Audits and Deloitte have reached an agreement for ASF to acquire Deloitte’s SMSF auditing arm.

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financial advice, SMSF

Most trustees unaware of QAR

Quality advice trustees

Over half of SMSF trustees recently surveyed have indicated they have no awareness Michelle Levy’s Quality of Advice Review took place.

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ASIC, Property, SMSF

Unlicensed SMSF property scheme wound up

unlicensed SMSF scheme

The Federal Court has ordered an unlicensed SMSF investment scheme to be wound up and a lifetime ban from managing corporations for one of its directors.

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Insurance, SMSF

Trustees urged to review disability cover

trustees disability insurance

Trustees choosing not to purchase permanent disability insurance due to cost-of-living pressures should be reminded they can purchase it via their SMSF so as to not lose their cover.

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Compliance, NALI/NALE, SMSF

NALE penalty appropriate, but needs clarity

NALE penalty level

The update to the NALE penalty in the 2023 federal budget is a reasonable approach, however, further clarification is needed on what defines a NALE compliance breach.

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Administration, Compliance, SMSF

Rollover objections cannot be ignored

SMSF rollover objections

SMSF trustees cannot ignore a member’s objection to a rollover and should seek legal advice even if the trust deed allows for the transfer.

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ASIC, Compliance, SMSF

ASIC takes action on SMSF advice

ASIC SMSF rollover

ASIC has penalised two individuals for acting against their clients’ best interests when persuading them to transfer their superannuation funds into SMSFs.

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