What had the biggest impact on the sector in 2025?

What had the biggest impact on the sector in 2025?

Looking back on 2025, there were several major changes that helped to re-shape the sector . Peter Burgess, CEO, SMSF Association   Again, the decision not to proceed with the taxation of unrealised capital gains brought welcomed relief. It meant advisers could have...
Care needed with ceased legacy pensions

Care needed with ceased legacy pensions

SMSF members with legacy pensions should be aware a commuted income stream may affect their Centrelink entitlements, but also the government has employed staff who can calculate the impact, a technical specialist has said. . Heffron SMSF technical and education...
AI exuberance: Economic upside, stock market downside

AI exuberance: Economic upside, stock market downside

The key findings of Vanguard’s economic and market outlook to be released in December . Financial markets are exuberant—and there are some good reasons for that. Despite megatrend headwinds in 2025 like demographic slowdowns and rising tariffs, economies held firm....
Birth date impacts bring-forward NCCs

Birth date impacts bring-forward NCCs

The provisions allowing SMSF members to trigger the NCC bring-forward rules in a subsequent financial year are birth-date sensitive. . A senior technical executive has alerted practitioners to an anomaly in the non-concessional contributions (NCC) rules with regard to...
12 financial tips for the festive season and year ahead

12 financial tips for the festive season and year ahead

Some investing steps to get you through the holiday season, the new year, and for the future.     The end of the year is a good time to pause and check in. Between the festive rush and the year ahead, simple actions can help you stay in better control and be more...
Investment and economic outlook, November 2025

Investment and economic outlook, November 2025

The latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook . Australia Stalling disinflation keeps monetary policy on hold “A stronger-than-expected third-quarter inflation print diminishes the likelihood that inflation will serve as a catalyst...
ATO issues warning about super schemes

ATO issues warning about super schemes

The ATO is warning SMSF trustees to be on the look out for superannuation and tax schemes. . The regulator said that some advisers will look for new ways to exploit the law or changes in the law and will promote schemes to people and promise benefits that aren’t...
Move assets before death to avoid tax implications

Move assets before death to avoid tax implications

Mitigating the impact of death benefit tax can be supported by ensuring the SMSF deed allows for the transfer of assets out of the fund in a timely manner, a legal specialist said. . Kieran Hoare, director at Merthyr Law, said while speaking at the Institute of Public...