Super news for June 2024
Active Super made misleading ESG claims, Super assets up 11.3% in 12 months, ATO urges funds to protect members against scams
Articles by Penny Pryor
Super news for May 2024
Active v passive update, Super advice fees too high, Super for housing debate, Scam losses falling.
How to add a new member to your SMSF
Now that SMSFs can have six members instead of four, here’s a refresher on the process involved in adding new members and some of the issues to weigh up.
Super news for April 2024
Financial advice reforms, SMSF trustees disqualified, Super for housing plan criticised, Australian Super’s new lifetime income product, Greenwashing conviction, Focus on super fund expenses.
Super news for March 2024
Super on parental leave, aged care report, retiree budgets squeezed, SMSF illegal access soars, purpose of super endorsed, scams decrease.
Super scams: What are they and how to avoid them?
Super scams are increasingly sophisticated and on the rise so it pays to learn how to detect and avoid them.
7 retirement mistakes you don’t want to make
From checking your eligibility for the Age Pension to understanding your life expectancy, avoiding these common mistakes could give your retirement income a big lift.
What is a core and satellite investment strategy?
Many SMSF trustees use this simple approach to help create a diversified investment portfolio.
Super news for February 2024
Calls for simpler retirement solutions, better SMSF record keeping, and improved super fund compliance and transparency; and more SMSF auditors disqualified.
SMSF investors: How to avoid getting scammed
As scammers get more sophisticated, SMSF trustees need to be increasingly vigilant to make sure they don’t lose their hand-earned savings.
Super news for January 2024
Scam-related complaints at record levels, SMSF penalties for non-compliance set to rise again, Super Consumers Australia gets government funding, Northern Trust Asset Management fined for misleading investors, Loose diamonds not collectable assets, Draft legislation released for climate reporting.
Super news for December 2023
New super fund data confirms largest super funds, Focus on retirement income, access to advice and super performance tests; ATO scam alert; Retirees’ cost of living increases; Funds fined for fees for no service.
Super news for November 2023
ASIC ramps up compliance action, AustralianSuper to vote against Origin offer, and super balances less than comfortable.
What you need to know about six-member SMSFs
Take-up of six-member funds is small but growing due to the unique opportunities they can offer.
Super news for October 2023
The Federal Government has opened consultation on payday super and introduced draft legislation for its new super tax.
What retirees need to understand about property insurance
An increased risk of bushfires this summer means you need to make sure you have enough insurance in place to cover any losses.
Super news for September 2023
AustralianSuper fails multiple account holders, Draft super objective, ART begins CEO search, Experience counts for advisers, Tax trap for super switchers, Retirement outcomes in ASIC’s sights.
Super news for August 2023
Super complaints rise, Using super for aged care, SMSF penalties increase, ASIC sues Dixon Advisory, alleges greenwashing at Vanguard and Active Super, Aware Super offers term deposits, Funds urged to improve retirement offerings.
