Opinions

XPRESS SUPER

Royal commission should stick to bank scrutiny

I suppose I should be grateful. When the Turnbull government announced a royal commission into banks and financial services last year, it explicitly excluded SMSFs.

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CAANZ

Member death complexity highlighted

Disputed death benefits in superannuation, and in particular in SMSFs, unsurprisingly continue to arise.

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SMSFA

FUM demands research centre

John Maroney

The latest superannuation statistics from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) say it all. At 30 June 2017, SMSF assets stood a shade under $700 billion at $696.7 billion, confirming the sector’s status as the largest superannuation segment with 30 per cent of all assets.

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SMSFA

A good balance for elderly trustees

John Maroney

The good news is most Australians are living longer and healthier lives. For once, the adage, “lies, damned lies and statistics”, doesn’t ring true.

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CPA

Satisfying advice requirements when the clock is ticking

In the lead-up to the 1 July superannuation changes, financial advisers were faced with guiding many of their clients through the labyrinthine maze of complex and far-reaching changes effective from the start of the new financial year, along with transitional provisions that had to be considered in the meantime.

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SISFA

Real-time reporting prescription for a headache

Whether you are the trustee of an SMSF or the professional adviser servicing SMSFs, no doubt you are busy tackling the changes to your or your clients’ super funds.

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IPA

Nowhere to hide from tax debt disclosure

The ATO is about to up the ante on tax debt disclosure. As taxpayers we are expected to pay our tax debts in a timely manner. Unfortunately, there is a sizeable amount of tax debt outstanding, mainly owed by small businesses.

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SMSFA

Using super for housing is bad policy

George Jordan

It’s high time superannuation stopped being seen as a cure-all for the country’s social and economic problems.

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SISFA

The consequences of retrospectivity

One has to wonder just how much change the current government is prepared to force on the SMSF sector. Originally driven by a severe budgetary shortfall, the burgeoning SMSF sector was regarded as particularly ripe from which to glean extra revenue to fill a hole.

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IPA

Unpaid super guarantee – it pays to be vigilant

Unpaid super has received a lot of attention recently, which has not gone unnoticed, and it is currently being put under the microscope by an interdepartmental committee and a Senate inquiry.

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