Sydney-based boutique investment firm Private Portfolio Managers (PPM) has announced its separately managed account model Australian equities and global equities portfolios are now available on multiple platforms.

The federal government has backed down on its proposal to count outstanding limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) loan balances against an SMSF member’s total super balance by making a key amendment to the measure.

A technical expert has expressed his concerns about the poor quality of advice some SMSF trustees have admitted to receiving with regard to the super reforms capital gains tax (CGT) relief provision.

SMSF trustees whose property is acquired through compulsory acquisition can purchase a new property, classify it as their main residence, and still qualify for the 10-year criterion as per the downsizer contributions rules, according to an industry expert.

The 2018 federal budget measure allowing individuals earning in excess of $263,157 a year from multiple employers to nominate a single employer from where super guarantee (SG) contributions will be made has been described by an industry technical expert as a common-sense move that should have been implemented years earlier.

SMSF trustees and members should contemplate difficult issues, such as what will happen to the money in their fund if they are diagnosed with a terminal illness, as there are tax advantages to consider, a superannuation expert has said.

A superannuation specialist has suggested innovative pension strategies can allow SMSF trustees to use the super reform regulations to benefit from falling markets.