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• ATO issues guidance on SMSF trustee appointment and compliance
  The ATO has issued guidance on what SMSF members need to understand about compliance regarding responsibilities when appointing trustees or directors of a corporate trustee.
• ASIC to increase audit surveillance in 2025–26
  The corporate regulator has said it will review an increased number of audit files in the upcoming financial year.
• Investment and economic outlook, May 2025
  Tariff reprieves, trade deals brighten the economic horizon
• Legal case has succession planning lessons for SMSF members, advisers: legal expert
  The recent Federal Court case, Lynn v Australian Financial Complaints Authority [2025] FCA 175, has highlighted the importance of clear succession and estate planning to ensure a deceased member’s super death benefits are paid as intended, a legal specialist has said.
• Your 30 June superannuation checklist
  With the end of the current financial year fast approaching, time is running out if you’re planning to boost your superannuation balance before 30 June.
• Start-ups to suffer under Div 296
  The head of a prominent funds management house has predicted the proposed Division 296 tax will significantly diminish the supply of critical capital required for start-up companies as many of these enterprises rely on SMSFs for funding.
• New SMSF trustees propel uptake of financial advice
  The $1 trillion superannuation sector still has significant advice gaps  
• Comparison of various Animal Weight
  Check out the lightest to heaviest animals in the world
• $95bn loss predicted to Australian economy if Div 296 passes: analysis
  Analysis from one of the country’s biggest asset management firms has revealed a “deadweight loss” of $94.5 billion to the nation’s economy if the Division 296 tax gets over the line.
• Why more Australian SMSF owners are looking to global equities
  Australian SMSFs have historically maintained strong exposure to local assets, with portfolios concentrated in Australian shares and cash.
• Investment and economic outlook, April 2025
  The latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook
• Trustees reminded of minimum pension drawdown
  The ATO has reminded trustees they have until 30 June to make their minimum payment from their pension.
• How boosting your super can help you reduce your tax bill
  Here's how topping up your super can help reduce your tax bill
• Are your adult children ready for the wealth transfer?
  The inheritance wave is building but most people are unprepared for the ride
• Financial abuse move now a certainty
  Bipartisan support now exists to prevent perpetrators of financial abuse and domestic violence from accessing the victim’s superannuation benefits upon their death after the Coalition pledged to take this action should it win power at the federal election in May.