by smsfoptions | Sat, Nov, 2013 | SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps, Trustee
Have you recently seen advertising inviting you to attend a conference or seminar to educate you about self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs)? Your SMSF pays for the privilege of attending the ‘conference’ in Australia or overseas and you take a holiday...
by smsfoptions | Fri, Sep, 2013 | Property, SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps, Trustee
Recent media has focussed on the risks of investing in geared property by self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and whether it is really the right long-term decision for a member’s retirement. It can be the right choice for some but it’s not for everyone. ...
by smsfoptions | Mon, Jul, 2013 | Artwork & Collectables, Borrowing, Equities, Investments, Property, SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps
Earlier this year, the Government began moves to ban off-market transfers of assets to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) from related parties. A related party of your SMSF broadly includes any other member of the SMSF, an employer that contributes to the fund...
by smsfoptions | Tue, Apr, 2013 | SMSF News, SMSF Options, Trustee
On Friday 5 April 2013 the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, the Hon Bill Shorten MP, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP, announced the Government’s proposed changes to the superannuation laws. The Government have...
by Admin | Sun, Jul, 2012 | Investments, Property, SMSF News, SMSF Options, Tips and traps
Financial adviser caution generated by the global financial crisis and its continuing aftermath has served to disguise a general shift away from managed funds, according to new research about to be released by Wealth Insights. The research – the Wealth Insights...