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• It’s super hump month. Make the most of it
  Six ways to get more money into your super fund before 30 June
• Three timeless investing lessons from Warren Buffett
  Warren Buffett is stepping back, but his investment wisdom endures
• 2026 outlook: Economic upside, stock market downside
  AI’s rapid evolution has increased its potential to become a transformative economic force, with promising implications for productivity across industries.
• Care needed with ceased legacy pensions
  SMSF members with legacy pensions should be aware a commuted income stream may affect their Centrelink entitlements, but also the government has employed staff who can calculate the impact, a technical specialist has said.
• What had the biggest impact on the sector in 2025?
  Looking back on 2025, there were several major changes that helped to re-shape the sector
• What does 2026 look like in the SMSF sector?
  Continued growth in the sector fueled by younger trustees looking at alternative investments are on the cards according to our experts.
• It’s not just Div 296 that could face changes in 2026
  With the objective of superannuation now firmly in place and a new draft of the Division 296 legislation out for consultation, it may seem there is little left to anticipate in the SMSF sector in 2026.
• Which country produces the most electricity annually?
  Check out which Country Produce most Electricity per year (TWh), including Coal, Gas, Hydro, Nuclear, Wind, Solar, Oil and Bio.
• AI exuberance: Economic upside, stock market downside
  The key findings of Vanguard’s economic and market outlook to be released in December
• Becoming a member of an SMSF is easy, but there are other things that need to be considered
  There are very few restrictions on who can become a member of an SMSF, but there are conditions with which members must comply when they are in a fund, a specialist adviser said.
• Investment and economic outlook, November 2025
  The latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook
• Move assets before death to avoid tax implications
  Mitigating the impact of death benefit tax can be supported by ensuring the SMSF deed allows for the transfer of assets out of the fund in a timely manner, a legal specialist said.
• ATO issues warning about super schemes
  The ATO is warning SMSF trustees to be on the look out for superannuation and tax schemes.
• 12 financial tips for the festive season and year ahead
  Some investing steps to get you through the holiday season, the new year, and for the future.  
• Birth date impacts bring-forward NCCs
  The provisions allowing SMSF members to trigger the NCC bring-forward rules in a subsequent financial year are birth-date sensitive.