The SMSF Association has commended the ATO for deferring the lodgement date of SMSF annual returns for the 2017 financial year, allowing advisers extra time to make crucial decisions with their clients.

With one of the most enviable pension systems in the world, an increasing number of Australian investors are taking the hunt for retirement income into their own hands through the establishment of an SMSF.

The recognition of superannuation funds being an extremely tax-effective investment vehicle is set to increase in 2018, sparking a rise in the popularity of super for saving and investing, an accounting firm partner has predicted.

Women are taking a $160,000 hit to their retirement savings as a result of taking career breaks, potentially exacerbated by the fact they do not seek financial advice, a REST survey has revealed.

The total super balance of the individual members of an SMSF is the determining factor of how often a particular fund will have to complete a transfer balance account report (TBAR), rather than the total super balance of the member who is drawing a pension.

The SMSF segment leads in superannuation satisfaction among those in the higher-balance bracket, but industry funds lead them and retail funds in the lower-balance segments, according to Roy Morgan research.