Knowledge Topics
- Spousal rollover measure for super fund members needed
- Royal Commission lays groundwork to improve financial advice: SMSF Association | February 2019
- More consumer safeguards for LRBAs urged | January 2019
- Class research casts SMSF costs in better light | January 2019
- Labor’s franking credit refunds proposal fails public policy test | January 2019
- News Alert - Productivity Commission Inquiry Report into Superannuation | January 2019
- Productivity Commission correct to focus on advice standards | January 2019
- SMSF Association clocks up policy wins in 2018 | December 2018
- The five-year evolution: what’s the next frontier for SMSFs? | November 2018
- SMSFs facing triple risk to retirement savings: New research reveals opportunity to mitigate | November 2018
- Government change on death benefits gets thumbs up | November 2018
- Fairer Retirement Summit highlights unfairness and poor design of proposed ALP franking credits refund policy | November 2018
- Labor’s franking credits policy ‘flawed, inequitable’ | October 2018
- Make Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements ‘limited recourse’ | October 2018
- Clock ticking for SMSFs with quarterly TBC report due soon | October 2018
- SMSFs to benefit from access to SuperStream system | October 2018
- Franking credits inquiry gets thumbs up | September 2018
- Labor proposal to address gender super imbalance backed | September 2018
- Decision to keep retirement age at 67 lauded | September 2018
- SMSF Association submission on three yearly audit cycle for some self-managed superannuation funds | August 2018
- New Ministers welcomed by SMSF Association | August 2018
- - SMSF Association Productivity Commission Draft Report Submission | July
- Extending SuperStream to SMSF rollovers gets thumbs up | July 2018
- Liam Shorte brings practical knowledge to SMSF Association board | July 2018
- 30 June deadline is ‘red alert’ for SMSF trustees | June 2018
- Productivity Commission report sends timely warning on fees and costs | May 2018
- Amended LRBA integrity measures 'get balance right' | May 2018
- Budget measure to extend audit requirement to three years ‘a positive step’ | May 2018
- New Alliance wants fairer retirement outcomes for all Australians | May 2018
- SMSF Association CEO John Maroney’s address to SMSF Expo | April 2018
- Decision to expand SMSFs to six members gets tick of approval | April 2018
- SMSF Expo to focus on investment issues | April 2018
- ATO advice bulletin ‘helpful tool’ for trustees, advisers | April 2018
- Labor’s franking credit policy still falling short | March 2018
- Labor’s excess dividend imputation credit policy unfairly targets SMSFs | March 2018
- Early release of superannuation needs tighter controls | March 2018
- SMSFs ‘unfairly targeted’ over property investment | March 2018
- Elder abuse ‘needs’ a national approach | February 2018
- Professor Ralston appointed to chair SMSF Association | February 2018
- Draft TRIS legislation gets thumbs up from SMSF Association | February 2018
- SMSF returns match APRA counterparts | January 2018
- SMSF industry still coming to grips with super changes | January 2018
- SMSF Association 2018-19 Federal Budget submission | January 2018
- Asset test rules changes hurting middle-income Australians | January 2018
- 2017 +
- - Royal Commission offers opportunity to improve banking, financial services sectors | November 2017
- - SMSF Association submission on the ATO's Transfer Balance Cap & SMSF event-based reporting framework position paper | November 2017
- - December Transfer Balance Cap Deadline Looms | November 2017
- - SMSF Association endorses ATO's Super Scheme Smart | November 2017
- - ATO gets thumbs up for reducing burden of SMSF event-based reporting | November 2017
- - Diverse educational program attracts keen trustee interest | October 2017
- - SMSF members benefit from voluntary super contributions | October 2017
- - SMSF trustees need to move quickly to apply for CGT relief | October 2017
- - Choice of fund ‘fundamental’ to super system | October 2017
- - Lower investment returns stretch SMSF investment goals | September 2017
- - Super system needs ‘sustained period’ of stability | September 2017
- - SMSF Association appoints new Patron | August 2017
- - Super changes drive trustee traffic to SMSF Association website | August 2017
- - Melbourne to host Victoria’s first SMSF Expo | August 2017
- - SMSF Association sets up Global Centre of Excellence for Retirement Savings | July 2017
- - SMSF members alerted about pension payments due by 30 June | June 2017
- - Deadline looms for SMSFs wanting to take advantage of higher caps | June 2017
- - Governance professional joins SMSF Association Board | June 2017
- - Trustees running out of time to be compliant as 30 June deadline looms | May 2017
- - SMSF Association welcomes downsizing initiative to let people top up super | May 2017
- - SMSF Association rejects Labor proposal to ban LRBAs | April 2017
- - Adopt 'softly softly' approach to elder financial abuse, says SMSF Association | April 2017
- - SMSF Association strongly opposes making super available for housing | March 2017
- - SMSF Association appoints a new CEO | February 2017
- - Adequacy concept critical to Superannuation Objective | January 2017
- 2016 +
- - ATO statistics show SMSF sector a picture of health | December 2016
- - Business sales can trigger concessional/non-concessional cap issues | December 2016
New Ministers welcomed by SMSF Association
SMSF Association Media Release
27 August 2018
The SMSF Association congratulates Josh Frydenberg, Stuart Robert and Zed Seselja in their appointments as Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance, respectively, in the new Coalition Government under Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Association CEO John Maroney says the Association looks forward to working closely with these Ministers at a critical time for superannuation and the financial services industry more broadly.
“The FASEA reforms, the Financial Services Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission report will all generate critical issues for the industry and consumers, and the Association is keen to being involved in these discussions with all three Ministers.
“The Association has had previous dealings with Josh Frydenberg when he was Assistant Treasurer, and based on that experience we are confident he will listen closely to our views on the issues that are likely to emerge over the coming months.
“We would also like to update the Ministers on our opposition to Labor’s proposal to cancel cash refunds for excess dividend imputation credits, and why we believe it would be highly detrimental to those SMSF trustees and members who have worked hard to be self-sufficient in retirement.”
The Association also looks forward to working with Prime Minister Scott Morrison on key issues facing the superannuation and financial services sector. The Association has previously had a constructive working relationship with Mr Morrison as Treasurer, allowing for frank and robust discussion when he was responsible for reforming the superannuation tax concessions.
Maroney says the Association would like to put on the record its thanks to Kelly O’Dwyer, who worked closely and cooperatively with the Association in her role as Minister for Revenue and Financial Services.
