Treasurer Scott Morrison has used his presentation at an industry conference to reinforce the federal government’s view on what the goal of the superannuation system is and how the current tax concessions within the system should not be used to achieve other objectives. Speaking at the 2016 SMSF Association National Conference in February, Morrison said: […]

AMP’s SMSF business arm, SuperConcepts, has revealed it will ramp up its education efforts for SMSF trustees via a new online capability to be launched next month.

Global investment manager Spire Capital has added to its series of Real Estate Opportunity Capital (ROC) offerings with the launch of its USA ROC III Fund in February. The new fund will consist of a combined property portfolio with an 80 per cent allocation to for-lease multi-family apartment communities and a 20 per cent allocation […]

Absolute return investment manager Monash Investors has launched a listed investment company (LIC) on the back of demand for directly held investments from SMSF trustees. The new LIC, called the Monash Absolute Investment Company, is aiming to avoid negative returns over a five to seven-year investment cycle. It will employ a long-short strategy for Australian […]

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.