Added diligence around timing and the name of the purchaser in relation to contracts of sale can save SMSF trustees and advisers from harrowing and costly stamp duty issues, a specialist law firm has said.

Accountants looking to apply for a limited Australian financial services licence are thinking twice about choosing a low-cost licensing option as they have acknowledged the need for additional support and guidance in relation to the transition into advice.

A recent property study has shown four inner-city suburbs of Melbourne are currently offering strong investment opportunities. Nyko Property’s “Annual Recommended Suburbs Survey” identified the inner-west suburbs of Footscray and Maidstone and the inner-north suburbs of Thornbury and Preston as good value areas in which to invest as they were undervalued in 2008/09, with sales […]

While active international share fund managers generated strong returns over the three years to 30 September this year, they did not do as well as the benchmark used to measure their relative performance, according to research house Zenith Investment Partners’ “2014 Global Sector Review”. The global equities yardstick used by the international share managers is […]

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued two interpretive decisions reinforcing its stance on zero interest loans issued to SMSFs.

Further allocations into international equities by SMSFs are expected in 2015 with the help of exchange-traded funds (ETF), however, the rate of growth will be dependent upon global market conditions.

This is the final selfmangedsuper newsletter for the year and as such we would like to thank you, our readers, for your support throughout 2014.

The operations and in turn the inherent characteristics of accounting practices would need to change in the next decade as their core activities, such as SMSF compliance, were eroded through technological development, according to an accountancy consultant.

MLC has forged an alliance with the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) to ensure the wealth manager’s advisers obtain the highest level of SMSF advice accreditation, training and support.