SMS Magazine

Established in 2013, Self Managed Super magazine is a fresh publication designed for advisers who work with clients managing their own superannuation funds. It offers in-depth editorial content focused on the rapidly expanding retirement savings sector. The magazine delves into all essential facets of the SMSF industry, which is valued at over $400 billion. Readers can expect coverage on current news, updates on regulations, technical strategies, profiles of professionals, investment management, auditing challenges, administrative issues, and legal considerations. Self Managed Super is overseen by Darin Tyson-Chan, the 2012 SPAA Trade Media Journalist of the Year, and is part of the Benchmark Media group.

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Schroders introduces new active ETF

3 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Penny Pryor |Jason Spits

Schroders Australia has launched an active exchange-traded fund (ETF) targeting outperformance of the MSCI World ex Australia ex Tobacco Index after fees, while limiting risk relative to the index. The Schroder Global Core Fund – Active ETF is the fifth of its kind, with the manager noting it was released to provide investors access to its long-standing global enhanced index strategy and team. “The investment landscape is ever changing and active ETFs have been a part of that.
Div 296 consultation claims refuted

3 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Jason Spits

Claims the government has consulted widely on its plans to tax unrealised capital gains as part of the proposed Division 296 impost have been rejected by an industry body, which has labelled the discussions as merely a “procedural formality”.
Six-month death benefit guidance removed

3 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Shelley Banton |Jason Spits

The ATO has updated its website and removed its six-month guidance for paying out death benefits as soon as practicable. As we know, death benefits must be cashed as soon as practicable after the member dies, in accordance with the requirements of Superannuation Industry (Supervision) (SIS) Regulation 6.21(1).
WAM initiates anti-Div 296 petition

4 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Penny Pryor |Jason Spits

Wilson Asset Management (WAM) has started a petition to oppose the federal government’s Division 296 tax proposal and it has received over 10,000 signatures in its first four days of circulation. Under the proposed changes, individuals with total super balances over $3 million will be required to pay tax on the year-on-year increase in the value of their assets above the threshold, even if the assets are not sold and no cash has been generated to fund the impost.
Legacy pension debt waiver still pending

4 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Jason Spits

SMSF members planning to commute a legacy pension will have to wait until later this year to be certain an asset test exemption will apply as it is not active yet despite being announced in March.
Ausiex completes FIIG purchase

4 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Jason Spits

Australian Investment Exchange (Ausiex) has completed its acquisition of fixed-income provider FIIG Holdings (FIIG), with the latter now a subsidiary of the share trading platform, according to parent company Nomura Research Institute (NRI). NRI said the purchase of FIIG was completed on 3 June and brings its $5 billion in funds under advice, as well as its access to bond markets and range of term deposits and cash solutions, under the Ausiex brand.
Opposition refuses to budge on Div 296

5 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Jason Spits

Shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien has said the opposition would work with the government on reforms to superannuation but would not back the proposed Division 296 tax and called for the taxation of unrealised capital gains to be removed. Speaking during a television interview, O’Brien said “Labor’s super tax is super big and super bad” and there was not one part of it that was supported by the opposition but he was open to discussions with the government about superannuation reforms.
Greater advice tax deductibility for SMSFs

5 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Penny Pryor |Jason Spits

SMSF practitioners may be able to offer their clients some extra opportunities to deduct financial advice fees due to parts of superannuation law relevant to the sector falling under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of taxation, according to the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Under a recent ATO taxation determination (TD), financial advice fees that relate to managing tax affairs can be deductible.
AMP tweaks super to boost pension

6 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Jason Spits

AMP has released an update to its current superannuation offerings aimed at increasing retirement income by offsetting some funds before retirement to make greater use of Centrelink asset test concessions when receiving age pension payments.
Co-contribution can trigger bring-forward rules

6 days ago | smsmagazine.com.au | Penny Pryor |Jason Spits

Among the many things an adviser should check when seeking to advise a client making a non-concessional contribution (NCC) using the bring-forward cap is whether or not they have made a government co-contribution, a technical specialist has pointed out.