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Macquarie launches SMSF Toolkit for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... clients through the advice they provide, Macquarie can add value by providing advisers with information to help them manage SMSFs," he said. Macquaire launched last year other tools for SMSF professionals, including Macquarie's Share market Tax Facts ...

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... themselves. "There is an expansive investment universe on offer through exchange-traded-funds or managed funds which offer SMSFs diversification across multiple asset classes, and, for those who seek it, direct ownership," he said. International equities ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... 20 shares outperformed the All Ordinaries by 22% last year, resulting in increased allocation to Australian equities for SMSFs across the year. Average SMSF contribution figures throughout the year show that the December and March quarters generally ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... in the ETF market. They should become a very important tool in the future, not just for institutional investors, but for SMSFs trustees to have a look at them too." The latest data from BlackRock, which is the largest supplier of ETFs for the global ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... latest ATO figures, there are four new SMSF funds established every single hour. With around $484 billion in assets within SMSFs, according to the latest figures from APRA, it's little surprise that the big four banks are making bids to join the party. ...

Four new SMSFs every hour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... growth for the sector is continuing unabated. According to the report, at the end of December last year there were 496,207 SMSFs and 945,207 SMSF members, a rise in both funds and membership of 7.8% over the previous 12 months. The fund number growth ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... if they have made a decision to remain part of this vibrant sector of the superannuation industry and continue auditing SMSFs. "We are communicating with all our members, and will reinforce the message at our national conference next month, the importance ...

CBUS to review products to tempt SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Construction industry superannuation fund CBUS will review its product offering over the next 12 months in order to attract people in self managed superannuation funds. Last week fellow industry super fund HOSTPLUS said self managed super fund trustees ...

HOSTPLUS to become a PST

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... become a pooled superannuation trust (PST) are complete later this year, HOSTPLUS will be the first Industry fund to allow SMSFs to invest in its underlying investment platform. As well as helping to keep costs down, HOSTPLUS CEO David Elia also expects ...

APRA's SMSF loan warning berated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... Townsend does not materially increase the risk from the bank's viewpoint. "The average and median benefit levels of members in SMSFs show them to be persons of some means and the banks will have certainly confirmed that before agreeing to accept such ...