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Practice Management

BGL releases super reforms functionality

Specialist SMSF administrative software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has incorporated new functionality to assist practitioners service their clients regarding the capital gains tax (CGT) relief provisions contained in the super reforms set to take effect from 1 July.

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Investments

High returns aren’t always best investment

High returns are always better, right? Unfortunately, SMSF and other investors who focus on average returns while ignoring the volatility of those returns may be setting themselves up for substantial long-term underperformance.

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Investments

SMSFs pursuing high yield on property P2P

Peer-to-peer platform for real estate debt Peer Estate has identified its SMSF users are showing a strong preference for opportunities that offer higher returns.

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Superannuation

Financing for NCCs offered to SMSFs

Gresham Partners has designed a solution that allows superannuants to make a significant contribution to their fund before the 1 July super changes come into force.

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Strategy

First home salary sacrifice sums unclear

The amount of money that can be allocated to the First Home Super Savers Scheme requires clarification to allow proper compliance with and execution of the initiative, an SMSF strategy specialist has said.

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Superannuation

SMSFs significantly ramp up benefit payments

SMSF trustees boosted their benefit payments in the March quarter as a way of taking advantage of the current rules around non-concessional contribution (NCC) caps, the latest SuperConcepts “SMSF Investment Patterns Survey” found.

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Business News

CAANZ appoints new chief

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) today announced Rick Ellis as its next chief executive.

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Business News

BrickX gains four-star SQM rating

Fractional online property investment platform BrickX has been awarded a superior rating from research house SQM Research, scoring four out of five stars.

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Business News

Uncertainty on time limit for budget measures

The two key superannuation-related measures contained in the 2017 federal budget have no specified usage or expiry period, requiring SMSFs and superannuants to be vigilant around their plans to adopt either strategy.

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Practice Management

Budget strengthens case for cloud-based admin

SMSF administration software provider BGL Corporate Solutions has cited the 2017 federal budget as an example of how important it is for self-managed funds to use an administration solution based in the cloud.

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