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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 ...

Budget 2011: CGT tax to restrict super trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
The government has moved to prevent superannuation funds, including SMSFs, from aggressively trading shares by making any resulting gains and losses subject to capital gains tax. The removal of the exception for super funds trading stocks, primarily ...

Vow to take on financial planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... financial planning qualifications to offer a complete service in property transactions, where there is a large market among SMSFs. "There's huge demand now among property investors to use their self managed super to purchase investment property. They ...

New SMSF course on offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... development points to the course with successful graduates satisfying the ASIC RG146 compliance requirement in the area of SMSFs, Cavendish said. Cavendish & ICFS Specialist SMSF Course, jointly offered with the International Centre for Financial Services ...