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Superannuation

SMSFA awards its first life membership

SMSF Association life membership

The SMSF Association has marked its 20th anniversary by awarding the body’s first life membership to former chief executive Andrea Slattery.

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ASIC

Property spruiker cops eight-year ban

Christine Childs banned

Former mortgage broker and property spruiker Christine Childs has been banned from providing financial services for eight years for operating without a licence.

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NALI/NALE

ATO will not extend NALE relief

ATO NALE relief

The ATO will extend compliance relief for breaches of the NALE provisions despite the government conducting a review of the arrangements.

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Retirement, Superannuation

Super objective shows government’s hand

Superannuation objective intentions

The government has revealed its true intentions toward the pool of retirement savings in its campaign to have the objective of super legislated.

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Superannuation

Using super for housing is lazy thinking

superannuation housing

Calls for super to be used for housing is a recycled debate stemming from the poor policy decisions and lazy thinking of previous governments

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Pensions

Waiting for indexation may not be optimal

waiting indexation pension

Waiting until 1 July 2023 to commence an SMSF pension for the first time due to indexation may not be the most beneficial strategy for members.

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Estate Planning

Unchecked EPOAs dangerous to clients

EPOA status

Advisers should check the status of their clients enduring power of attorney as failures cannot be addressed after they have lost capacity.

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Superannuation

SMSFA rejects super balance cap

SMSF Association balance cap

The SMSF Association will not support the proposal to introduce a limit on the asset balance an individual can hold within their superannuation fund.

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NALI/NALE

Simple NALE fix exists in SIS Act

NALE SIS Act

The government’s NALE solution addresses a problem that no longer exists and could be easily fixed by an amendment to the SIS Act.

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SMSF

SMSFs the industry leader

SMSF industry leader

The SMSF sector should receive more recognition for the innovation it provides to the superannuation industry as a whole.

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