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SMSF 'Boost Camp' 2013 gets underway July 23

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Sydney will host the first day of the 2013 SPAA State Technical 'Boost Camp' Series on Tuesday 23 July, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour. The event, organised by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... competition for how award super funds are nominated, he said a lack competitive pressure was a problem across the whole superannuation and investment sector. "It is well known that consumers do not always get good value for money from their funds managers. ...

Super syphons savings from banks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
As the guaranteed superannuation contribution level rises from 9% to 12%, people will have less and less money to put away as savings with their bank, according to a new report by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS). This, says the report ...

LGS takes stand on Bangladesh, gains MySuper licence

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... number of funds with a MySuper license. Funds authorised to offer MySuper products now represent $400 billion in superannuation asset under management and 12.4 million member accounts, according to analysis by Rainmaker.

Labor and Libs joust over small business super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... part of a policy paper released this week the Coalition has proposed a change to the way small businesses make superannuation contributions on behalf of their employees, in a bid to ease "the red tape burden." The short statement read: "The Coalition ...

Women hit with double burden on retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Middle-aged women may be twice as disadvantaged as men when it comes to accumulating superannuation savings for their retirement, as they not only take a break from work to have children but also take on the role of caring for their parents later in ...

Investors warned off making extra super contributions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Anyone under 50 should invest the absolute minimum amount into their superannuation fund, according to well-known stock-picker Roger Montgomery. The fund manager's advice flies in the face of consensus thinking which says investors should take advantage ...

Advisers hitting SMSF service targets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Adviser success in addressing the needs of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) is on the rise according to a new study by Macquarie Adviser services. This year's Cash Satisfaction Survey has revealed that advisers' self-evaluation for meeting the ...

SMSFs urged to consider transparent alternatives to managed funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors wanting to delegate management, but also wanting to keep tabs on their investments, are being urged to consider separately managed accounts (SMAs) and managed discretionary accounts (MDAs). SMSF solution ...

Coalition confirms plans for FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... amendments to FOFA legislation necessary to give effect to our plan," the shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said. "We will implement all 16 recommendations made as part of the Parliamentary Joint Committee inquiry ...