An SMSF technical expert has warned advisers to be mindful not to let the strategies they recommend to clients in regard to the super reforms compromise members’ ability to use some of the provisions in the new rules.

SMSF member appetite for yield could result in a significant asset reallocation within these investment portfolios away from cash and into domestic equities in the coming years, according to an Australian equities analyst.

SMSFs are not a suitable vehicle to facilitate the First Home Super Savers Scheme due to the nature of the structures and the flow-on effects that may result from the strategy, a specialist superannuation lawyer has said.

The methodology used for the valuation of assets to determine compliance with the new transfer balance cap still requires clarity, according to an SMSF strategy expert.