Both clarity and delay for SMSF sector

The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to defer the proposed ban on off-market transfers between SMSFs and related parties where a market exists.

According to the Federal Treasury website, the proposed ban is now planned to take effect from July 1, 2013.

SPAA technical director Peter Burgess says the decision to defer the start date is necessary to give Treasury more time to work out a number of serious practical issues that threaten to de-rail the measure.

To watch an interview with Burgess, who yesterday addressed the SPAA Technical Conference on a range of issues, click on the video below.

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Diversa applies for $239m First Guardian government bailout

Diversa applies for $239m First Guardian government bailout

Diversa Trustees has applied to the government for a bailout of First Guardian investors worth approximately $239 million, arguing the losses were a result of fraud and remediation will be in the best financial interest to members.

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