Independent financial planning firm Royston Capital has revealed its new licensing solution has been tailored for smaller accounting firms looking to continue their SMSF business with as minimal disruption as possible.

Pengana Capital expected a good take-up of its new Global Small Companies Fund by the SMSF market as it provided a new opportunity in the vast small-cap universe, which was generally overlooked.

SMSF advisers must go through the entire documentation process again for clients who had underpaid their pension where the amount breached the one-twelfth rule, according to a specialist SMSF lawyer.

The SMSF Association is in discussions with government at several levels to allow SMSF trustees greater access to infrastructure investment opportunities.

Financial advisers needed to take advantage of the current settings where large contributions could be put into superannuation, according to a sector expert.

Accountants looking to become licensed to provide advice, especially to SMSF clients, must be conscious any option they decide to take will have a significant effect on referral partner arrangements they might currently have in place with financial planners, according to a licensing specialist.

Instalment contracts could be a potential solution for SMSFs wanting to employ gearing-like strategies to acquire property in the event limited recourse borrowing arrangements are prohibited, a legal expert on the sector has suggested.

The process for SMSFs to transfer from one administrator to another is highly difficult due to two key inefficiencies, an industry executive has said.

The SMSF Owners’ Alliance (SMSFOA) has called out the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) for singling out super funds with high account balances as the starting point for tax concession discussions.