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Compliance, Cryptocurrency, Digital assets, Investments

Digital assets driving SMSF growth

New research has revealed the growing interest in digital assets has been a key driver in the burgeoning size of the SMSF sector in recent years.

New research has revealed the growing interest in digital assets has been a key driver in the burgeoning size of the SMSF sector in recent years.

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Compliance, Strategy, Wind ups

Dividend policies a wind-up hurdle

Company dividend declaration and payment procedures need to be taken into account when trustees are looking to wind up an SMSF.

Company dividend declaration and payment procedures need to be taken into account when trustees are looking to wind up an SMSF.

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Compliance, Contributions, Education, Estate Planning, Tax

Smarter SMSF improves education course

Smarter SMSF has upgraded its education offering to include all of the latest changes to the superannuation and tax legislation.

Smarter SMSF has upgraded its education offering to include all of the latest changes to the superannuation and tax legislation.

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Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Year end

MLC Expand adds more adviser tools

MLC Expand has added an end-of-financial-year toolkit to its technical library as it tries to ease the load on advisers at this time of year.

MLC Expand has added an end-of-financial-year toolkit to its technical library as it tries to ease the load on advisers at this time of year.

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Legislation, Trusts

Public trustee appointments proposed

A law currently before parliament may remove barriers that prevent public trustee offices nominating individuals to act as an SMSF trustee.

A law currently before parliament may remove barriers that prevent public trustee offices nominating individuals to act as an SMSF trustee.

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Contributions

Contribution overage may not breach cap

Contributions that are over a person’s cap may not actually constitute a breach of the total amount an individual can allocate to superannuation.

Contributions that are over a person’s cap may not actually constitute a breach of the total amount an individual can allocate to superannuation.

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LRBA

AMP Bank rejigs LRBA product

AMP Bank has made a number of key changes to its recently launched LRBA product, making it more accessible to SMSF lenders.

AMP Bank has made a number of key changes to its recently launched LRBA product, making it more accessible to SMSF lenders.

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Crypto Assets, Cryptocurrency, Digital assets

New digital asset service for SMSFs

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has launched a service for SMSF trustees to facilitate digital asset holdings in their fund portfolios.

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has launched a service for SMSF trustees to facilitate digital asset holdings in their fund portfolios.

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AFCA, SMSF

Set-up balance not critical for AFCA

The minimum balance used to establish an SMSF is not a single determining factor for AFCA when processing an individual’s complaint.

The minimum balance used to establish an SMSF is not a single determining factor for AFCA when processing an individual’s complaint.

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ATO, Documentation, SMSF

ATO targeting tardy funds, practitioners

SMSFs with a track record of lodging annual returns late will be targeted in the next financial year with a key area of focus being practitioners.

SMSFs with a track record of lodging annual returns late will be targeted in the next financial year with a key area of focus being practitioners.

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