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Risky SMSF borrowing advice from real estate agents

By Matt Hern on July 27, 2011

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (ICAA) superannuation specialist, Liz Westover recently wrote of her alarm at some marketing material she received from a real estate agent promoting borrowing within a self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to buy property. Westover wrote: “I was surprised and somewhat alarmed that some of the information provided was [...]

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SMSF Guide

By Matt Hern on April 6, 2011

If you are contemplating a self managed superannuation fund or already have one then you may be interested in this useful SMSF Guide produced by Macquarie’s technical team

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SMSF: corporate or human trustee?

By Brett Davies on October 18, 2010

This article is reprinted with permission of the article author LawCentral. The views expressed are entirely their own and within their expertise. Read the article or watch the video here. Question: My accountant suggested a corporate trustee for my Self Managed Super Fund. I already have a few companies – I know they are more [...]

Posted in Superannuation | Tagged lawcentral, self managed superannuation, smsf | 1 Response

Why you don’t need a SMSF

By Matt Hern on May 7, 2010

Self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) are often sold to people on the basis of getting greater control. That’s rubbish! Every time I hear it I roll my eyes and sigh heavily. An off the shelf fund gives you great control When you are thinking of getting more control over your superannuation, what control are you [...]

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Should you use a Corporate Trustee to run your Self Managed Super Fund?

By Brett Davies on April 12, 2010

This article is reprinted with permission of the author LawCentral. As with most things whether you use a corporate trustee to run your self managed superannuation fund entirely depends on your situation. Your accountant is the best person to ask. A Corporate Trustee is good if you fall into the following categories: You are secretive and own [...]

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Checklist to ensure your SMSF deed is up to date

Checklist to ensure your SMSF deed is up to date

By Brett Davies on February 2, 2010

This article is reproduced courtesy of the author LawCentral. If you have a self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) it is essential that you as trustee regularly review the deed to ensure it is up to date. One benefit is that an up to date deed will give you access to the latest strategies as they [...]

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