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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," ...

Insurance cover launched for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... provider, Self Super Insurance has launched insurance cover products for art and collectable assets designed specifically for SMSFs. Self Super Insurance urges Self-managed superannuation fund's (SMSF) to properly insure their assets as many currently ...

Crystal Wealth appoints former Multiport CEO

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... Partners. "To have John's breadth of experience with high net worth clients across a range of investment structures, including SMSFs and managed accounts will be a great asset for the business." Wedd said the firm hired McIlroy as part of its overall ...

Cash for investment not just liquidity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... months, investments in RaboDirect's five year term deposits had more than doubled, with the proportion of these invested in by SMSFs increasing by more than 80%. "In terms of the volume and shift seen in our term deposit book in the last 12 months and ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... breaching the general prohibition on acquiring assets from a related party," said Peter Burgess, SPAA's technical director. "For SMSFs, the amendment would most likely restrict the exemption available under section 66(2) to listed securities acquired ...

Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... as an investment class," said Richard Quin, Bentham managing director. "For retail investors and the increasing pool of SMSFs, credit is an intermediate investment class that plays a very positive role in portfolio diversification. With investors shying ...