by David Saul | Apr 19, 2016 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
There are two key aspects to a SMSF Audit, the financial component and the compliance component. The financial component is usually administered and audited well. In part this is because the financial records, including material from third parties, is easily...
by David Saul | Nov 24, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
It has been asked, how and if, developments in Bitcoin will affect self-managed super funds? Advocates of Bitcoin speak of it becoming a “universal currency” or a “barter system without borders”. One observer has suggested “in the last 4 months in Australia Bitcoin...
by David Saul | Nov 5, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
Getting real on property investment Recently I wrote an article entitled “Batten Down the Hatches” about how to prepare your fund for the repercussions of any likely Government moves against SMSF. Mentioned as a possible target was highly geared real property...
by David Saul | Sep 16, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services
There is no doubt the SMSF environment is changing rapidly. Daily – I see new SMSF trends in collaboration, integration, data validation, valuations, data automation and unusual investments. These changes are referred to as “disruptors”, and can challenge many SMSF...
by David Saul | Jun 23, 2015 | Featured Articles, Financial Services, Latest News
In recent years – the smsf environment has taken enormous strides forward. These include all aspects, such as administration, strategies, technology and YES the audit. However I am still amazed by some practices who maintain the audit function (in-house) while...
