Navigating the cryptocurrency landscape

11/21/24 • 40 min

In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, cryptocurrency continues to carve out its niche, particularly within the realm of SMSFs.

In this SMSF Adviser podcast, host Keith Ford speaks with Simon Ho, the COO and head of SMSF at CoinStash, about how SMSFs can safely utilise cryptocurrencies as part of their investment portfolio.

In this episode, they discuss:

The difference between an investor and a trader and differing tax treatments.
The importance of clear reporting and compliance.
Methods for gaining exposure to crypto assets.
Strategies to contend with market volatility.

In a rapidly evolving financial landscape, cryptocurrency continues to carve out its niche, particularly within the realm of SMSFs.

In this SMSF Adviser podcast, host Keith Ford speaks with Simon Ho, the COO and head of SMSF at CoinStash, about how SMSFs can safely utilise cryptocurrencies as part of their investment portfolio.

In this episode, they discuss:

The difference between an investor and a trader and differing tax treatments.
The importance of clear reporting and compliance.
Methods for gaining exposure to crypto assets.
Strategies to contend with market volatility.

Previous Episode

How SMSFs can capitalise on a slowing economy

In this episode of the SMSF Adviser Show, host Keith Ford is joined by Andrew McVeigh, managing partner at Remara, to discuss the changes within investment markets that SMSF professionals and investors should keep an eye on. McVeigh explains that Remara has seen the appetite for credit starting to slow, which he said the RBA would consider as it starts to look at potentially cutting rates, while equity markets have been volatile, leading to some good opportunities, some bad opportunities, and a lot of sideways movement.

Listen as they discuss:

The launch of the Remara Opportunistic Development Fund.
Limitations on how SMSFs can invest in different asset classes.
Navigating the complexities of the current market and utilising funds to reduce risk.

Next Episode

Last-minute legislative whirlwinds and their impacts on the SMSF sector

Following a whirlwind of legislative activity in the last few days of the parliamentary sitting calendar for the year, the Senate passed a number of bills via a guillotine motion. Although the controversial Division 296 tax was not among them after a last-minute reprieve, several other bills were passed that will ultimately affect the SMSF sector.

In this final episode of the SMSF Adviser Podcast for 2024, hosts Keith Ford and Aaron Dunn, CEO of Smarter SMSF, discuss the implications of these measures.

Listen as they discuss:

The perseverance and success of the campaign by the SMSF Association regarding the Division 296 tax.
The objective of super bill and how it may influence future policy decisions.
The collapse of wealth management companies, particularly Dixon Advisory, and its impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort.
The ATO’s updated advice on long-running NALI regulations.