SMSF: How much does a DIY super fund cost?
Q: My wife and I are considering establishing our own super fund to be overseen by a licensed adviser. I asked two advisers for a quote on the set-up costs for a self-managed super fund.
SMSF investment: Stricter rules in place for artwork and other collectibles
If you hold artwork, antiques, coins, or other collectibles within your self-managed super fund, then you need to be aware of new rules coming into effect from July 2011.
SMSFs: 20% jump in ATO supervisory levy
In December 2010, I wrote that hidden in the Federal Government’s response to the Cooper Review was a recommendation that self-managed super funds be hit with a higher supervisory levy, effective from the 2010/2011 year.
2011 Federal Budget: What about super’s 4 forgotten issues?
In September 2010, I published a to-do list of 16 major superannuation issues needing action by the Federal Government post the Federal election. I published this list in the form of a public memo, as a helping hand for the newly appointed Minister of Superannuation, Bill Shorten.
Cooper Review: Our Government’s four-pronged response
‘Stronger Super’ is the catch-cry heralding in the Federal Government’s response to the Cooper Review report on the superannuation system.
Cooper Review: Government flags ‘bye bye’ to SMSF borrowing
The Federal Government released its response to the Cooper Report on 16 December 2010, and among the 139 recommendations it took on board from the Cooper Report, one of those recommendations could potentially be explosive for some SMSF trustees.
SMSF supervisory levy to increase from 2010/2011 year
Hidden in the Federal Government’s response to the Cooper Review is a real doozey. The Government recommends that self-managed super funds be hit with a higher supervisory levy, effective from the 2010/2011 year.
Mr Shorten, Here’s your superannuation to-do list
Dear Mr Shorten – You have a busy few years ahead of you.
SMSF investment: Can I invest my super money in my own company
Q: Can I set up a self managed super fund (SMSF) and invest the funds in a company of which I am the sole director? If yes, will the earnings of the super fund be tax free and would my drawings from the fund be tax free?
SMSFs: Collectibles remain OK investments, say all parties
Self-managed super fund trustees who own art within their super fund, or valuable coins or antiques or any other type of collectible investment can now rest easy.
Labor’s gone long term on super
The Australian Labor Party’s superannuation and retirement policies are reasonably well-known.
