SMSF

This article provides a practical SMSF crypto audit checklist, organised by category, to help trustees plan their record-keeping.

Australia's crypto exchange landscape is in transition. AUSTRAC has been registeringDigital currencyExchange providers since 2018, and the AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024 is broadening obligations to additional Virtual Asset Service Providers from 31 March 2026. The Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 is bringing …

AUSTRAC has requiredDigital currencyExchange registration since 2018. Under the AML/CTF Amendment Act 2024, additional Virtual Asset Service Providers — including some crypto-to-crypto exchanges and digital asset transferors — must be enrolled from 31 March 2026. Trustees should verify that their chosen platforms are compliant …

The debate around SMSF vs industry super fund is one of the most common conversations in Australian financial planning. BothOptionssit within Australia's compulsorySuperannuationsystem, but they operate very differently — and the trade-offs are more nuanced than they first appear. An SMSF gives you the …

Every year, thousands of Australians are approached with a deceptively simple pitch: set up a self-managedsuper fund, roll your existing super into it, and use the money to pay off your mortgage, clear your personal debts, or fund your business. The pitch sounds appealing …

Before setting up a self-managedsuper fund, Australians are urged by regulators to ask themselves one fundamental question: do you have the time? ASIC MoneySmart's answer is sobering — the average SMSF trustee spends more than 100 hours each year managing their fund, the equivalent …

Setting up a self-managedsuper fundsounds like taking control of your retirement future. And in many ways, it is. But the SMSF responsibilities that come with that control go far beyond choosing investments and filing a tax return each year. Many Australians discover — sometimes …