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Macquarie launches SMSF tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... Colley said advisers, accountants and other SMSF professionals are increasingly seeking more insights and information on SMSFs as the industry continues to grow. "With tools such as the Share market Tax Facts, Macquarie is further strengthening its offering ...

SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... superannuation members. Nerida Cole, managing director Financial Advisory at the firm said recent ATO statistics affirmed that SMSFs were popular with a broad range of income earners and that claims they were used as a tax break for the wealthy were ...

Innovative income fund pays dividends

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... the significant interest shown in the fund so far. "With the shift from accumulation to pension phase we expect advisers, SMSFs and institutional investors to all increase their focus on this area," Hamson adds. "Plato applies a sophisticated investment ...

ATO stands up for compliant SMSFs on levy use

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
ATO assistant commissioner Stuart Forsyth has told an industry event it is unfair compliant SMSFs have to see a portion of their levy go towards catching out those funds which do not operate properly. Forsyth said the current open registration system ...

SMSF collectable insurance poses compliance risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... insure their funds until the last moment," said John Kelly, managing director of Self Super Insurance. "We estimate many SMSFs who hold art & collectables don't have insurance for these assets. This means, not only is there likely to be a scramble to ...

Super fees are falling but only just

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... ratios (TER) were found to average 1.38%, personal fund TERs 2.01%, retirement fund TERs 1.84%, ERFs 2.68% with TERs for SMSFs at just 0.87%," noted Rainmaker.

Brokerage domination chokes competition: Paritech

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... its expensive - that ranges from $1,500 to $3,000." Klink attributes much of this dilemma - experienced predominantly by SMSFs - to the disconnection between trading and administration. What's missing, adds Klink is more integrated products of the type ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... upcoming health and education initiatives have sparked debate in the industry over whether high balance super members and SMSFs in particular are paying their share. Recent changes to the tax-free threshold for super contributions sparked calls for the ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... still grappling with product design into the post retirement phase. There is genuine concern in the industry that while SMSFs make sense for some people, a higher number are making the switch out of regulated funds due to recent negative returns and ...

SMSF's need life cover education

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... within an SMSF is a real value-add for advisers and accountants and the changes to the SIS Act, which require trustees of SMSFs to consider insurance for their members as part of the fund's investment strategy, reinforces the importance of this issue," ...