News

Cheap audits lack expertise

December 22, 2020

Expertise and reliability are crucial when choosing an SMSF audit service and the decision should not be based on price alone, a specialist auditor says.

read more

Strategy

Recontributions ease legal risk

December 22, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

A specialist adviser has suggested employing a withdrawal and recontribution strategy can help SMSF trustees lower their legislative risk.

read more

Strategy, Succession Planning

Trust structures key to succession planning

December 22, 2020

Jason Spits

The correct wording of a corporate trustee constitution for SMSFs is essential to compensate for gaps in legislation around the succession of a trustee director.

read more

Education, FASEA

Another 1000 advisers sit FASEA exam

December 22, 2020

Jason Spits

The last FASEA exam for 2020 has resulted in a pass rate of about 75 per cent, a figure below the average across all exams.

read more

Business News

Merry Christmas

December 22, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

The team at selfmanagedsuper would like to wish all of the publication’s readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for supporting the title throughout what has been a very difficult year in 2020. Today’s newsletter marks […]

read more

Pensions

MYEFO offers legacy pension fix

December 21, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

A potential solution for situations where a new market-linked pension gives rise to a transfer balance cap breach has been included in the government’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

read more

ASIC

La Trobe rejects ASIC advertising action

December 21, 2020

Jason Spits

ASIC has commenced court action regarding advertising by La Trobe Financial Asset Management, with the manager rejecting allegations it was misleading.

read more

Appointments