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Financial planners lose out to accountants on SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a fully qualified financial planner has declined over the past six years, despite a significant increase in the number of SMSFs, a new report has shown. Much of this potential new business ...

No more SMSF tax loopholes for excess concessional contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
SMSF investors will no longer be able to use excess concessional contributions (ECCs) to avoid paying the highest rate of tax on their income, according to AMP SMSF's head of policy and technical Peter Burgess. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference ...

Super funds get control with new Bravura broker service integration

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) has upgraded its superannuation administration systems to integrate member direct broker services for super and pension funds. The new modules within Bravura's superannuation administration systems, Calibre and SuperB ...

MediaSuper makes moves on mental health, joins SuperFriend

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... Foundation. SuperFriend is a national initiative aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of industry superannuation fund members, employers and staff. It collaborates with a range of organisations, including mental health service providers ...

Super fund returns as good as it gets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... Rainmaker acknowledged the hypothetical nature of the assessment but said it illustrates the importance of focusing on superannuation's long term nature especially given the damage being so far behind can do to a member's potential retirement income ...

Qantas Super chief joins ASFA board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Qantas Superannuation chief executive Jane Perry has been appointed to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) board. Her previous positions include chief executive of J.P. Morgan Treasury and Securities Services Australia and New ...

Legg Mason adds SIV funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... billion in new capital in its first full financial year of operation, one sixth of the current inflow into the superannuation industry. Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business Louise Asher said the Victorian Government is encouraging investment ...

Former Hostplus marketing head joins Frontier

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... marketing and business development, taking effect from 1 August. Sullivan was previously head of marketing at industry superannuation fund Hostplus and prior to that he worked at Sunsuper and QSuper. Sullivan holds a bachelor of business with an economics ...

SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees are unlikely to win court cases against the Australian Tax Office, according to David Hughes, a partner at law firm Small Myers Hughes. Speaking at the SPAA State Technical Conference in Sydney yesterday ...

BNP Paribas launches Strong Super reporting solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Global custodian BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched a solution to the reporting standards and portfolio holdings look-through requirements associated with the Stronger Super reforms. The solution will be provided by leveraging BNP Paribas' ...