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FIIG targets SMSFs with low-limit corporate bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... the lower corporate bond investment limit to $10,000 in a move to attract more investment from the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector. FIIG had previously put the limit at $50,000, which was itself an unusually low limit, with the Australian ...

SMSF contributions down 25%, AMP survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) contributions fell by $12,300 the 2012-13 financial year, according to the Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey June 2013. Multiport, an SMSF administrator and subsidiary of AMP, surveyed 1,950 of its client ...

Accountants ready to enter SMSF space, despite costs

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

SYD restructure heats up global pension fund battle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Medical charges put pressure on retiree living costs

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... hospital services have led to a modest increase in the cost of living for retirees according to the latest Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Retirement Standard figures. The figured for the June quarter 2013 revealed that a couple looking ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... facts show Australian investors are, for whatever reason, wedded to cash. This is particularly true of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), which as of April 2013 had 26% - or $140 billion - invested in cash. This huge assignment to cash is a global ...

Less than 1% of AusSuper members seek advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Less than 1% of AustralianSuper and REST members are receiving advice, despite the introduction of measures to improve access to advice as part of the Stronger Super reforms. Under MySuper 'intra-fund advice' regulations, funds can collectively charge ...

Health Industry Plan gets MySuper licence

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Health Industry Plan (HIP) is the latest industry superannuation fund to have its application for MySuper authorisation approved by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). "This is a significant milestone for the fund and it reassures ...

Trio director strikes back and takes APRA to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... which were material to governance and prudential capital matters relevant to the granting of Trio's Responsible Superannuation Entity licence by APRA," he said. "I now have to deal with the consequences of a company which defrauded its investors long ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... 8.8% to unhedged portfolios in the last financial year. This bucks the trend of recent years. According to the NAB Superannuation FX Survey, released yesterday, fully hedged exposure to foreign equities has brought considerably higher returns over the ...