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Russell funds get stars

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... superannuation investors, from large industry, public sector and corporate funds through to smaller self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The After tax Fund was launched in February 2011 and uses the FTSE ASFA Australia 200 Superannuation Index as its benchmark. ...

Customers rate SMSFs the best

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... for industry fund customers and 47 per cent for retail fund customers. Public sector funds however came a close second to SMSFs with a performance satisfaction rating of 68 per cent. The top funds apart from SMSFs were Catholic Super, Health Super, CBUS ...

Software speeds up SMSF creation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... said. "No printing or sending back forms." According to Australian Tax Office figures for the March quarter, the number of SMSFs reached 447,620 with a total of 853,653 members. The SMSF sector had a total of $432.3 billion in assets as of March, the ...

SPAA warns on year-end pitfalls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... two years of contributions if they were under 65 at the start of the financial year in question. SPAA also noted that for SMSFs in the pension phase it was important to check they have received the required minimum pension amount by June 30 to ensure ...

Count, NAB targets SMSFs through SPAA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Major planning dealer groups including Count Financial and NAB Financial Planning are now targeting SMSF trustees through a newly-launched membership process by Self-managed super fund professionals association of Australia (SPAA). The streamlined process ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... real estate firms and planners keen to capitalise. "I've seen half a dozen to a dozen property builders, actively pursuing SMSFs in the last six months," said Mark Ratcliff, managing director, Sequoia Superannuation. "I have also spoken to planners who ...

Tougher controls for SMSF collectibles

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... however of Super System Review recommendations that SMSF investments in collectibles be prohibited. Under the new approach, SMSFs will still be able to invest in collectibles but they must be reserved for the long term investment needs of the fund and ...

Merged planning group to meet new client needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... 70 large employer super fund clients, mainly schools, manufacturers and sporting organisations, while KRA has focused on SMSFs and estate planning. "We want to continue the good work of President on the corporate side but also focus on the business owners," ...

SMEs turning to advice, slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... coverage, they are highly prone to using self-managed super funds with an estimated 50 per cent having a SMSF in place. SMSFs are their preferred superannuation structure because SME owners are primarily focused on independence rather than simply wealth ...

Budget tweak to SMSF rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... individual trustee is where the member is personally and directly the trustee of the SMSF. Miller said more than 80 per cent of SMSFs have individual trustees and this measure has only previously affected about 50 funds. That would change in the future ...

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