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DIY funds get legal warrant access

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... fluctuating policy and regulatory decisions by passing legislation to allow the use of instalment warrants for self managed super funds (SMSFs). While the legislation still requires Royal Ascent, this is generally seen as a rubber-stamping exercise ...

Dalton Nicol Reid seals MBO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... to grow a business at least at twenty per cent per annum." 70 per cent of the company's portfolios are self managed super funds, with average account balances approximately $1 million. The company was also previously the target of a takeover bid by ING. ...

ATO releases draft rulings on SMSFs

The Tax Office has released the first in a series of draft rulings on self managed super funds (SMSFs) and has called on the public for comment. Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo said these products will provide better guidance to superannuation professionals ...

Super changes push SMSFs through planner doors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... trustees now use planners, up from a third in December 2005, according the latest AMP/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds: Investor and Planner report. Investment Trends principal Mark Johnston said, "You've got this impetus, 42 per cent going ...

BT appoints distribution head for SA and NT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2007
... 20 years industry experience to the role. "Neil's deep technical ability and networks in the area of self managed super funds will be a great asset to BT as we look to develop our offering in the DIY space," said Don Sillar, head of distribution, BT ...

Dutton allows warrants back on SMSF menu

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... Peter Dutton yesterday reversed the federal government's hardline stance on instalment warrants, allowing self managed super funds to invest in warrants of "a limited recourse nature over any asset a fund would be permitted to invest in directly". The ...

Billions flow in to super ahead of June 30

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... of BT Financial Group. Both Macquaire and BT also noticed the bulk of the contributions were going to self managed super funds, with Coombes saying 23 per cent of contributions coming from clients who had sold property. A majority of contributions, regardless ...

Super choice Budget boost

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... next year, a move that should send a ripple effect through public sector superannuation more generally. Self managed super funds will benefit from an extension of capital gains tax roll-over protection following marriage breakdowns that allow spouses ...

LIFT's SMSF gearing product on the up

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
Independent financial services group LIFT Capital's unique SuperLIFT Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) gearing product is less than a year old, but is already used by almost 80 adviser groups. The product, designed to take advantage of the $1m personal ...

Hybrid property funds up 400 per cent

... not just product specific information but also sector wide analysis. Added to this is the growth of the self managed super funds sector and 'choice of fund' super environment leading to a more self aware investor," he said. Michelle Baltazar