Invest in cryptocurrency
with your super

An SMSF needs its own bank account. We provide access to the Macquarie Cash Management Account (CMA) for the following reasons:

• No account keeping fees or transaction fees;
• Fast and 100% online account set up;
• Data feeds and read-only accountant access;
• Great mobile bank app and Australian-based customer service;
• Accepted by all industry and retail super funds for electronic transfer via SuperStream;
• Government Guaranteed up to $250,000.

Keeping your SMSF money separate from your personal money is essential when you have an SMSF. Because most people don’t use Macquarie for their everyday personal banking, using Macquarie helps ensure no costly mistakes.

It is important to note that it is not compulsory to use the Macquarie CMA to use the services of Grow SMSF. We will only provide you with information on the Macquarie CMA and assist you with the administrative aspects of setting up the account based on your instruction. Please refer to our Advice Disclaimer for further information.

Yes. One of the most fundamental principles of a self-managed super fund is separation of assets. A separate cryptocurrency exchange account is needed in the name of the SMSF. Separation of assets means that assets, accounts and investments of an SMSF must be in the name of the trustee of the fund on behalf of the SMSF and cannot be mixed or intertwined with assets and investments of the members / trustees of the fund. If a trustee fails to keep assets of an SMSF separate the breach of the regulations must be reported to the ATO by the independent auditor of the fund.  The trustee(s) could be personally fined or in extreme cases the ATO may deem the fund non-complying

The following is direct form the ATO who regulate SMSFs and enforce the rules when it comes to diversification: “While a trustee can choose to invest all their retirement savings in one asset or asset class, certain risks such as return, volatility and liquidity risks can be minimised if a trustee chooses to invest in a variety of assets. This is called a diversified portfolio which helps to spread investment risk.” Regardless of what you think about cryptocurrency as an investment, it is a very new and emerging asset class that has high level of volatility. With Grow, we support not just cryptocurrency SMSF investments, but also ASX shares and ETFs as well as US stocks and ETFs.  This enables SMSF trustees to put together a well-diversified investment portfolio and ensure they meet the diversification requirements. Can an SMSF be invested 100% in cryptocurrency assets? No one can stop an SMSF trustee from investing a large portion of the funds portfolio into crypto (or any asset class), however the onus is on them to validate why the lack of diversification (and the high level of risk) is appropriate for their fund.

There are a number of differences if you were to compare Grow SMSF to many of the low cost online only service providers available.  We recommend anyone comparing SMSF service providers look at the following as part of their research:

1. Service: We provide personalised phone and email support.  You are not forced to make all communication via an online portal. Our phone number (1300 651 263) is readily available during business hours (AEST). Check to see whether other providers have a phone number you can call to speak to a human.
2. Transparency: Where Grow SMSF receives commission or referral fees we will disclose them and where possible rebate them to your cryptocurrency SMSF or use the commission received to reduce your SMSF fees.. Some other SMSF service providers receive commissions which increase the ongoing costs of using their preferred suppliers.  Check the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) of those providers to see how much they receive in commissions.
3. Work Required from you: Some providers are not ‘full service’ SMSF administration providers – they could better be described as an online accounting system with an SMSF audit and lodgement function attached.  Grow SMSF does not require you to categorise or code any of your SMSF transactions yourself.

The above is not a comprehensive list. Take a look at our blog to find more specific information on comparing Grow SMSF to other service providers.

As soon as cryptocurrency SMSF assets are transferred off the exchange to an external wallet (including a cold-storage wallet) tracking and reporting become more cumbersome and manual. In addition, where SMSF crypto assets are held under an external wallet address, extra audit work and declarations are required to confirm the beneficial ownership of those assets is with the SMSF. For clarity, Grow will levy an additional fee of $220 per annum per external wallet to compensate for the additional manual work required.  This is one of the few additional fees.