Category Archives: News & Stats

NEWS – TRIS – Transition to retirement (or TTR) now seen as a short-term strategy

Posted on September 17, 2018 by

Darin Tyson-Chan at smsmagazine.com.au reports on advice by Grant Abbott who said a Transition to retirement income stream (TRIS) or Transition to Retirement (TTR) is now seen as a short term strategy with recent changes in the last 12 months. … Continue reading →

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NEWS – Is your SMSF worse off due to poor advice?

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

ASIC has found that 10% of SMSF set up advice is likely to leave people significantly worse off, with 91% of SMSF set up advice files not complying with the law. The regulator reviewed 250 client files randomly selected from … Continue reading →

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NEWS – Possible reduction in Annual auditing for SMSFs? – Budget 2018

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Business editor, Ian Verrender of ABC News online, allerted us to a less-known Budget proposal, to reduce SMSF annual auditing requirements. He writes – The details are sparse, the mention brief. But there at the top of page 41 in … Continue reading →

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NEWS – Australian Federal Budget 2018 highlights

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

Here is a summary of the Budget offered this week – Here’s a quick guide to what’s been announced – and finally some good news for Super! Superannuation will give you less headaches Do you have superannuation payments sitting in … Continue reading →

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NEWS – Labor’s excess dividend imputation credit policy unfairly targets SMSFs – SMSF Association

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

SMSF Association Media Release I 13 March – The SMSF Association strongly opposes the Federal Labor Party’s proposal to cancel cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits. Association CEO John Maroney says refundable franking credits have been a well-established principle for nearly … Continue reading →

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NEWS – Can you transfer property “in-specie” from one SMSF to another?

Posted on January 22, 2018 by

If a self-managed super fund (SMSF) is short on cash to roll over a member’s benefits, it is possible for a member to transfer a property ‘in specie’ to another SMSF? (Query posted at Advisor Voice.com). In NSW, transfers of property … Continue reading →

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NEWS – Caution sounded on proposed early release of super for crime victims, as well as hardship cases

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

The government has been told to tread carefully with its plans for allowing victims of crime to access perpetrators’ superannuation as compensation, as the proposals could have unintended consequences, one lawyer has warned. Speaking to SMSF Adviser’s sister title, Nest … Continue reading →

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