Many self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hold unlisted assets, particularly unlisted trusts and companies which may include any loans the SMSF has made to them. These assets are likely to invite ...

Once a routine part of the end-of-year process, the SMSF audit requirement has recently become a significant imposition for many trustees. The SMSF audit process is more stringent than ever before, ...

If auditors are, indeed, the eyes and ears of the regulators in the SMSF sector, Liz Westover writes that the new auditor registration regime will prove to be crucial as the industry evolves over the ...

Q: My self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditor thought a surprise 2018-19 federal budget proposal to introduce once-every-three-year audits was the major issue this year. Instead he was shocked ...

Don’t cheer just yet … a regulatory crackdown means fees are likely to push higher – and rightly so, some in the industry say. “It’s getting to a level that’s just crazy. I’ve heard nonsensical ...

The arrival of a class action against Self Managed Super Fund auditors in the Melissa Caddick affair is set to test a sector already under fire. Michael Chapman of Mackay Chapman, which is taking the ...

When you make the decision to take greater control of your superannuation and establish a self-managed fund, the law assumes that you as the trustee have the skills and expertise to discharge the ...

Some SMSF auditors are charging ultra-low fees but aren’t delivering on quality. Regulators are now taking a closer look. Don’t cheer just yet … a regulatory crackdown means fees are likely to push ...