While the facts of a recent NSW Supreme Court case, G v G (No.2) [2020] NSWSC 818, relate to a financial manager appointed under the NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) and retail super funds, the decision that the fiduciary office has no authority to make a binding death benefit nomination seems to raise an interesting question quite relevant for SMSFs.
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