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SPAA Predicts High SMSF Costs are Temporary

By: Alan Preston   •   22 September, 2014

high SMSF costsIn an article for the website My Wealth News, Peter Wolfram talks about what the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) feel about the present SMSF costs.

Competition amongst vendors and the hand of technology will together have a decisive say in reducing the costs. Set-up, administration, and ongoing costs make up for the near $2200 that SMSFs have to fork out every year.

Costs have been more of a burden for low-balance SMSF accounts and this is where, advises SPAA, it is crucial to keep a tab on the operating cost ratio.

You can read the original article here.

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