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• ASIC targeting high-pressure sales and inappropriate advice
  ASIC has highlighted that one of its main focus points in 2026 will again be high-pressure sales tactics and inappropriate financial advice.
• Investment and economic outlook, January 2026
  The latest forecasts for investment returns and region-by-region economic outlook
• Australians not underspending their super
  Drawdowns from super are now typically higher than the minimum amounts required, according to new research from the Super Members Council.
• Five financial steps for the new year
  The start of the year is a good opportunity to take decisive financial steps
• ASIC warns investors on pump and dump scammers
  How investors are being duped by unscrupulous operators
• Don’t confuse contribution with roll-over when using proceeds from small business sale
  Proceeds from the sale of small business using the 15-year CGT small business exemption is not a rollover to a superannuation fund, but rather a contribution.
• Missed SG exemption may not be problem
  Failing to exempt an employer from SG contributions may not be critical for some superannuants if it does not alter their tax position.
• Rare and vanishing: Animals That May Go Extinct Soon
  Check out which animals are on the brink of extiction and If we don't act now, they could vanish forever.
• 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.