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Association and regulator join forces for industry benefit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
Marking an Australian first, the SMSF Association announced a strategic partnership with one of the biggest financial services regulators. The association has entered a three-year strategic partnership with the Australian Tax Office to ensure effective ...

Unadvised SMSFs ripe for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... education around incoming super reforms from news and social media platforms. This is a key finding of new research from the SMSF Association and Commonwealth Bank slated for release in April, exploring SMSF trustee expectations and the provision of ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
To regain the trust of Australians the SMSF sector must maintain the standards expected and demanded of professionals and to think otherwise is delusional. Opening the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne, chief executive Andrea Slattery ...

Distrust is super's biggest challenge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... seek financial advice from an adviser or financial institution, nor sacrifice additional contributions. Speaking at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, Deloitte Digital chief executive Peter Williams said this is partly a result of superannuation ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... could save you thousands in retirement. According to Rainmaker research, given that much of the administration fees of a SMSF are set per fund, not per member, there are cost savings to be made. Rainmaker estimates that for a single member with a balance ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... you get that by making careful decisions about the platforms, staff and clients you work with," she added. "I've seen other SMSF administrators switching platforms only to switch back again. To me, that's tough, not only on your hip pocket but also on ...

DomaCom gets ASIC tick for bond crowdfunding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... expected return of 5.04% with the security of a first registered mortgage and low LVR is expected to be attractive to the SMSF market. DomaCom has many property book builds that have been waiting for a debt solution and we expect the launch of Mortgage ...

Scale advantage in SMSF performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... Zurbrugg said. The research shows that large funds are more efficient in regards to the management expenses incurred. When an SMSF balance hits $550,000, the expense ratio falls below 2% with diversification and performance similar to the largest funds. ...

Slattery steps down from SMSF Association

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery announced her resignation today along with the appointment of her successor. Slattery has been chief executive of the SMSF Association, formerly the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Australian pension market grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Australia is the fourth largest pensions market in the world, having surpassed Canada at the close of 2016. Willis Towers Watson's Global Pension Assets Study shows that Australia's higher aggregate weight to Australian cash and lower weight to bonds ...