Miranda Brownlee

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Miranda Brownlee is the deputy editor of SMSF Adviser, which is the leading source of news, strategy and educational content for professionals working in the SMSF sector.

Since joining the team in 2014, Miranda has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest superannuation stories in Australia, and has reported extensively on technical strategy and legislative updates.
Miranda also has broad business and financial services reporting experience, having written for titles including Investor Daily, ifa and Accountants Daily.

You can email Miranda on: miranda.brownlee@momentummedia.com.au

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Warning

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‘Last golden opportunity for LRBAs’, warns lawyer

04 March 2018 • Hits: 5065

With the government’s proposed measures for LRBAs likely to enter Parliament soon, SMSF clients considering an LRBA ma ... READ MORE

Risk, caution

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Company deregistration errors spur litigation risk

05 March 2018 • Hits: 5913

SMSF practitioners have been told to approach the voluntary deregistration of companies carefully with clients, with som ... READ MORE

Outdated details causing deregistration shocks for clients

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Outdated details causing deregistration shocks for clients

06 March 2018 • Hits: 5035

SMSF clients in some cases are forgetting to update their personal details with ASIC and pay their company’s review fe ... READ MORE

Contribution barriers flagged with defined benefit funds

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Contribution barriers flagged with defined benefit funds

06 March 2018 • Hits: 5985

Members of defined benefit schemes may not be eligible to claim personal contributions as a deduction with a large numbe ... READ MORE

cryptocurrency compliance traps

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ATO issues update on cryptocurrency compliance traps

19 March 2018 • Hits: 6769

The ATO has provided further details on some of the regulatory considerations with cryptocurrency for SMSFs, including v ... READ MORE

Lawyer flags considerations with chatbots and financial advice

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Lawyer flags considerations with chatbots and financial advice

19 March 2018 • Hits: 5006

With chatbot software able to interact with users, an industry lawyer says this raises some important questions around w ... READ MORE

‘Disturbing’ trends identified with mortgages and elder abuse

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‘Disturbing’ trends identified with mortgages and elder abuse

20 March 2018 • Hits: 6118

The rise in property prices has seen some adult children pressuring older parents into withdrawing funds from bank accou ... READ MORE

SMSFs warned, caution, administrative nightmare

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Six-member funds an ‘administrative nightmare’, SMSFs warned

02 May 2018 • Hits: 7434

In light of the government’s proposal to increase the SMSF member limit to six, one technical expert has warned this c ... READ MORE

SMSFs, caution on traps, lodgement extension, traps for practitioners

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SMSFs cautioned on traps with lodgement extension

04 May 2018 • Hits: 5479

The extension of the lodgement date for SMSF annual returns may present some traps for practitioners and clients where t ... READ MORE

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