There has been a dramatic increase in Australians using their SMSFs to invest in property over the past two to three years, ...

Deciding on shareholders and the number of shareholders is just as important as appointing directors to protect estate assets ...

“There is nothing in the regulations differentiating between whether the deceased member’s benefits are an accumulation, ...

Even with interest rate cuts, the property investment market is likely to track sideways for a period before there is a ...

Terminal illness insurance payouts will remain unrestricted, non-preserved benefits and will be returned to a normal ...

The ATO has published information on why auditors may issue a qualified audit report when SMSFs use an investment management ...

A lump sum pension payment can cause an issue with pension payment standards, a specialist consultant has warned.

ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland has cautioned against cold calling and inappropriate super switching, calling it the “worst ...

A global investment management firm executive has called for standardised promotion policies to close the “gendered promotion ...

The ATO is targeting SMSF auditors who continue to defy independence rules, a senior technical specialist has warned.

The importance of correctly allocating monies spent on rental property expenses has been highlighted in a recent private ...

The severe financial risk of the proposed Division 296 tax has been highlighted by one of the sector’s best-known auditors.