The SMSF sector is likely to see budget changes from this year re-announced as election promises rather than as enacted bills in the next year.

The lack of detail regarding the security protocols that will be applied to director identification numbers is causing some angst in the SMSF sector.

SMSF trustees are advised to closely consider the use of off-the-shelf trust deeds as poorly written documents are at the centre of many legal disputes.

The reliance on virtual meetings as a result of coronavirus lockdowns has led to elder abuse risk increasing among mature SMSF clients.

The use of a multiple splitting order in the event of a divorce between spousal SMSF members can be an avenue to a more equitable result.

A member who has lost capacity within a corporate trustee SMSF may be able to have the state represent them.