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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 ...

Industry brawl erupts over super network ads

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... infighting. "Retail funds bag industry funds, corporate funds bag industry funds, industry funds bag retail funds, everyone bags SMSFs and SMSFs don't really bag anyone, they just get on with business," he said.

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... place to be," he said. In particular, self-managed super funds have shown a preference for cash. Tax office figures show SMSFs held $114.2 billion in cash and term deposits in the March quarter of this year, making up 26.4% of the $432.4 billion total ...

SMSF industry responsibility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... concerned by all the noise around industry funds." Perkovic said instead what was interesting is the growing group of clients in SMSFs. "As an overall industry, whether it is advice or funds management, we haven't worked out how to handle this type of ...

SMSFs may be banned from buying shares off-market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... transfers if the Government adopts Stronger Super recommendations currently being considered. The proposed ban would mean that SMSFs would have to buy or sell assets on market including to related parties. Where an underlying market does not exist, for ...

Bravura wins Russell retail deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... use the Sonata platform for its Private Series, a suite of investment and super products targeted at retail investors and SMSFs, giving advisers web functionality and real time access to their client's accounts. Russell said it had chosen Sonata for ...