Self Managed Super Funds - Page 7

ASCI warns on self-managed investment promotion

You may not know it, but the ATO is exchanging information with other state and national regulatory bodies to catch out tax avoiders.

Older Australians are starting businesses at a rate higher than those of almost every other age bracket.

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are a popular retirement investment vehicle; there are currently around 528,000n SMSFs in Australia, with almost one million members.

The Minister for Finance and Acting Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann has recently announced a plan to establish a public register of financial advisors in an attempt to protect consumers seeking financial advice. Senator Cormann has...

In late 2007, gearing into property via a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) became a possibility and with Australia's collective love of property ownership, it's an investment strategy that has steadily increased in popularity. According to the...

Australians have a love affair with property and the changes to borrowing rules within superannuation over the past few years have significantly widened the availability of property investment through a SMSF. However the investment strategy is...

In order to fulfil their role SMSF Trustees need passion, dedication, time, money and – above all else – at least one professional adviser.

Effective 1 July 2012 it became a statutory requirement for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to consider, within the investment strategy of the Fund, whether contracts of insurance are appropriate for the members of that Fund. That...

Anti-detriment payments are one of the least understood aspects of superannuation, but can have a significant impact on your loved ones if you die.