A former SMSF accountant has appeared before Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, charged with 23 criminal counts, including 12 counts of making false and misleading statements, following an ASIC investigation.

Automated investment platform BetaSmartz has revealed it has attracted strong interest in its robo-advice platform from major institutions with dealer groups servicing SMSF clients.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce believes superannuation funds should engage in buying Australian property to halt the loss of local land assets to foreign residents.

Recent SMSF research has produced data counteracting some of the well-publicised issues often used as a basis for criticism of the sector.

Trans-Tasman platform Equitise has warned that the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced Funding) Bill 2015 quashes Australia’s chance at creating an open, fair and transparent marketplace for private companies to access capital and growth.

AMP Capital’s new SMSF Pulse tool allows trustees to benchmark their asset allocation against their peers and industry experts.