Effectively managing risk within an advisory practice or an SMSF comes down to a few key elements, Marcus Turner writes.

Ben Anderson provides a snapshot of the current state of the domestic housing market.

A discussion panel of regulators containing representatives from Treasury, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has unanimously given a positive assessment of the SMSF sector.

The deeming rates to assess income from financial investments for pensions and allowances are expected to become controversial as the rates increase and affect a wider range of account-based pensions.

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has appointed Peter Crump as its new chair.

Financial advisers and their clients alike should consider transferring any business premises into their SMSFs as they begin to shift into pension phase, according to a sector expert.

Trustees can rely on a reasonable approach to be applied by the regulator in situations of genuine adversity, according to an SMSF technical expert.

Accountants who plan to offer advice on self-managed superannuation have been urged to consider their licensing options well ahead of the expiration deadline for the accountants’ exemption on 1 July 2016.

An argument has erupted over what business model will allow self-managed superannuation specialists to provide the best advice in the area.