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SPAA SMSF award winners announced

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... practice Superexpertise. "This is really a surprise and an honour to receive such an accolade from the peak association for SMSFs. The sector as a whole continues to grow dramatically and advisers are becoming increasingly aware of the important role ...

SMSFs focus on risk reduction: report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... launched the second annual SMSF report which revealed a focus among trustees on risk reduction and increased interest in SMSFs among a younger demographic. The new report, 'Intimate with Self Managed Superannuation' was commissioned by Russell and SPAA ...

New MLC unit focuses on accountants servicing SMSFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... new team to focus on establishing the right advice and licensing arrangements for accountants wishing to advise clients on SMSFs. The new unit, called MLC Accountant Solutions was set up in response to the volume of enquiries from accountants on changes ...

ASIC brings criminal charges against SMSF adviser

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... 2004 to September 2007. Dangar provided technical superannuation advice to trustees of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) as well as compliance advice to other accounting firms. ASIC alleges he falsely claimed in a document that he was a director ...

New data questions SMSF inflows

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... trends emerging in the self-managed super fund (SMSF) space based on Australian Tax Office (ATO) data. Baker said facts about SMSFs are difficult to collate "mostly relying on ATO data from SMSF tax returns" with concerns on how additional administrator ...

SuperStream exposure draft a positive step

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... consultation process with four working groups to implement Cooper recommendations, including MySuper, SuperStream, governance and SMSFs. While the groups were wound up in August last year, the Stronger Super group has continued to meet on a monthly basis ...

Property-reliant SMSFs face potential risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... additionally a cause for concern in the advent of insufficient income to service the loan, said Philpot. "We encourage people with SMSFs to take out the comprehensive life insurance...though again with this $25,000 limit, by the time you put in enough ...

SMSFs shift focus to property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
SMSF trustees are slowly embracing property investments for fund investment strategies after the passing of limited recourse borrowing rules, although cash still holds allocation majority. According to information released in the latest Multiport SMSF ...

Female SMSF trustees narrow gender gap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
... after having a baby. Head of SPAA, Andrea Slattery said there are a number of reasons why the gender gap is narrower within SMSFs. "The gap in superannuation balances between men and women tends to be narrower within SMSFs as women are more engaged with ...

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
The peak body for SMSFs has welcomed the latest Australian Tax Office statistics which show SMSF assets have grown at twice the rate of total super industry assets in the past five years to June 30 2010. According to the "Self Managed Super Funds: a ...