ASIC penalised 28 self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) auditors in the first half of FY26, including the cancellation of 22 registrations.

The checklist covers not only what is required by SMSF auditors in regard to auditor independence but also what documents the regulator expects and what it will be focussing on in regards to auditor ...

As the name suggests, Contravention Reports are lodged by Auditors, who have an obligation to identify and report ...

(SMSF) auditors had their registrations cancelled, conditions imposed on them, or were disqualified by ASIC in the ...

If auditors are, indeed, the eyes and ears of the regulators in the SMSF sector, Liz Westover writes that the new auditor registration regime will prove to be crucial as the industry evolves over the ...

Australia's corporate regulator has cancelled the registration of 440 self-managed superannuation fund auditors after they failed to meet competency standards.

SMSF auditors, who act as a gatekeeper between self managed super holders and the government, are required to pass an exam in order to retain their qualification under laws introduced in 2013.