It always pays to review the plans of older SMSF clients as thresholds and caps continue to change, a leading adviser has said.

The convergence of record investor lending, broad-based participation growth, and strong rental market fundamentals has ...

Before bringing children into a discretionary trust, several things should be considered, a leading legal specialist has said ...

As more people show interest in high-end, physical assets, we often get asked if an SMSF can own luxury watches or other ...

SMSFs have been highlighted as one of the entities impacted by unintended consequences of legislation in the CSLR ...

Latest ASIC estimates have found that more than 3,000 advisers could be unable to provide advice next year if they fail to ...

SMSF trustees must report the market value of fund assets, including property, as at 30 June each year. The ATO requires valuations to be based on objective, supportable data and included in financial ...

The central bank has announced the official cash rate following its September monetary policy meeting.

A transition to retirement income stream (TRIS) may not have the tax advantages that it used to, but there are still several ...

Almost three-quarters of SMSFs operate without a financial adviser, according to the latest Class Annual Benchmark Report, with an industry veteran arguing this advice gap presents a “strategic ...

The SMSF Association says the ATO’s long-awaited rulings on non-arm’s length income (LCR 2021/2) and contributions (TR 2010/1 ...

Legal advisers need to be cautious when transferring assets from parents to children if the former are still alive. Scott Hay-Bartlem, partner at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers, says legal advisers need to ...