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SMSFs can use tax rule to save thousands conference told

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... payable from the sale of assets with the ends result being a higher death benefit. The ruling now means that in many cases SMSFs have a large amount of assessable income in the year of death and can potentially make full use of the anti-detriment benefits ...

superMate upgrades for SMSFs and advisers

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... super fund (SMSF) Australian equity holdings. "We believe that accountants and advisers who are involved in administering SMSFs with actively traded share portfolios, will experience time and cost savings of around 30% by automatically getting the right ...

Planners urged to commit to the cloud

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... cloud computing, he added. "It's cost saving to the adviser or accountant particularly because what they tend to do with SMSFs is there's usually a lot of time spent either gathering info about the fund and its investments which often requires re-keying ...

SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... June reflecting a cautious attitude to the stockmarket among trustees, a new survey has said. Cash holdings for the 1600 SMSFs administered by self-managed super administration provider Multiport have grown by 1% and fixed interest investments have increased ...

Super software given extra accounting grunt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... Super to simplify and automate many manual and routine tasks that affect those establishing, administrating and advising SMSFs. Russell Evans, President of Wolters Kluwer, said given the complexity of the superannuation industry they were very excited ...

SMSF body moves against super death tax

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... usually increased by a large amount in dollar terms, partly thanks to inflation. It is often a dominant asset in late-stage SMSFs as the more liquid investments are sold down over time. Real estate that is passed on through inheritance is also capital ...

Planners remain wary of switching cash to equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Damien Jordan, director, Jordan Financial Solutions. Individually and separately managed accounts have been a popular way for SMSFs to get some share exposure and IMA provider Implemented Portfolios said it has continued its defensive approach in the ...

New tool launched to gear SMSFs into property

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... Self-managed super administration provider Multiport has launched a new package to help SMSF trustees gear property into SMSFs and invited financial planners to a roundtable discussion debating the merits of property in super. At the luncheon in Sydney ...

PIMCO urges SMSFs to get active

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
PIMCO's Australian bond fund has outperformed Australian shares over the past ten years and actively managed income funds are being tipped to add more value still. Lonsec's 2011 income funds sector review found that the shift towards index funds and ...

Class Super adds actuarial SMSF service

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... trustees through its cloud computing capabilities. The service, offered in conjunction with actuarial firm Bendzulla, allows SMSFs to avoid the manual tasks associated with actuarial certificates. "In an industry that is characterised by complexity ...