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UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
UBS launched its Global Access Fund to provide self managed super funds and other investors exposure to the soft commodities and the emerging markets. The UBS Global Access Fund is a structured product that provides exposure to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... trustees is not the same as having minimum pre-requisite skills or knowledge. The industry body for SMSFs, Self Managed Super Funds Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), in a separate submission said however that, "SPAA believes that the [trustee] ...

SMSF trustees wise up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Partners Superannuation Services research has found one in 12 self managed super funds (SMSF) continue to break Australian Tax Office (ATO) rules, but the range of non-compliance offenses had tapered. The SMSF research is based on an audit of almost ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... have managed to escape the stockmarket plummet. "The real winners in the whole situation are those with self managed super funds that have been slack with investing their funds. They have been earning between four to six per cent in the bank accounts ...

Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... non-unitised." Other than SMAs, Knox pointed out that DIY super funds will drive the trend further. "The growth of self managed super funds and the adviser ability to penetrate this segment further will have a lot to do with their access to sophisticated ...

SMSFs lead charge

Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are fast closing in on retail funds as the largest super fund segment by total assets, based on the latest APRA statistics released last month which showed SMSFs posting higher growth than retail and other fund segments. ...

The golden age of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The post retirement sector is expected to grow at 27 per cent in the next five years, with the self managed super funds (SMSF) sector set to grow at nearly twice that rate, according to Andrew Gale, partner at Trowbridge Deloitte. Speaking at the Financial ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Industry super funds' direct share investment options are tempting some self managed super funds (SMSFs) to rollover their accounts to save themselves the administration burdens and still keep the flexibility. Julie Lander, CARE Super chief executive ...

SMSFs navigate savings

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
Self managed super funds (SMSFs) could be the next big client segment of Aviva's Navigator platform, thanks to their online account linking service, according to general manager of wealth management products, Andrew Barker. The feature, which treats ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... Boutique financial services group Calliva has taken advantage of recent changes in borrowing legislation for self managed super funds (SMSF) to offer direct commercial property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance ...