On 22 March 2020 the Government announced the second of their stimulus packages to support Australia through the economic consequences of the Covid-19. The rules announced today for retirees are explained here.

In any discussion about the pros and cons of SMSFs, the most common words in the conversation are 'control' and 'flexibility'. And these are certainly highly relevant as they are indeed benefits of SMSFs.

Legislation to encourage employers to voluntarily disclose their historical superannuation guarantee (SG) non-compliance and pay an employee’s full SG entitlements has now been legislated.

Listen to Martin's podcast discussing the government's review into the retirement income system.

We are certainly living through challenging and unprecedented times. You will soon see new initiatives to bring more of our training online and provide online tools that can help your staff who are working remotely.

We are adapting our operations for the impact of COVID-19. By actively responding to the risks we both protect and support our staff as well as continue business as usual for you.

During the 08/09 financial crisis, the Government responded to pensioner concerns by halving the minimum pension amounts. Is there anything pensioners can do to preserve their super capital during this latest economic crisis?

We are pleased to announce that industry leader Andrew Hamilton is joining our team as Director of Strategy & Growth.

The highly anticipated laws to enact an Election promise to allow 65 & 66 year olds to contribute to super without meeting a work test, use the bring-forward provisions and allowing spouse contributions up to age 74 have been released in draft form.

My client has chosen her spouse as her attorney in the event that she loses mental capacity but her adult children will be the executors of her estate on her death. Could this arrangement cause complexities for her SMSF on her incapacity or death?

It was great to see some of you at the SMSF Association National Conference on the Gold Coast. If you were there, I think you’ll agree that the conference had a real buzz this year.

The SMSF sector had its 20th birthday this year so it’s opportune to look back and reflect on what has happened since. - Originally published in "Financial Standard"