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	<title>Financial Standard Comments - SMSF contributions up 15%</title>
	<description>Contributions to self managed super funds were up 15% on the previous year, according to the most recent data from the Australian Tax Office (ATO), which releases contributions figures annually, with a one year lag.</description>
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		<title>Comment by Phillip Hey (SMSF Works)</title>
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<p>Investor confidence has very little to do with the increase in discretionary contributions. After all the money could just as easily be invested outside of SMSFs.
<p>The key reason behind the increase in discretionary contributions was the reopening of the bring forward rule window. FY2011 was the first year that members that utilised the bring forward rule in 2008 could recommence non-concessional contributions</p></p><p><a href="">Reply to article</a></p><p>For original story, <a href="">Click Here.</a></p>
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		<dc:creator>Phillip Hey (SMSF Works)</dc:creator>
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