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Planners prime legal targets for angry clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... the legally complex area of self-managed funds. "There are too many people trying to capture everything," he said. "With SMSFs they are so complex you really need a team." Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, said ...

Trustee fury prompts SMSF compo rethink

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... levy on SMSF funds to form a separate compensation pool was likely to be much more expensive. And not everyone agrees that SMSFs should join a compensation scheme. Michael Lorimer, chair of the Small Independent Superannuation Funds Association said ...

$55 million for Trio super fraud victims

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... $100 will pay for the compensation. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors will not be compensated. Minister Shorten said SMSFs don't have to comply with the same regulations as an APRA fund but also don't receive the same protection - so are not eligible ...

Cavendish, Super Concepts sign with SMARTwrap

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... Group. Cavendish currently has over $4.5 billion funds under administration while Super Concepts is managing more than 4200 SMSFs with over $4 billion in funds under administration.

Hands off collectables: SISFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... organisation has made a submission on the Government's draft legislation regarding collectables and personal use assets in SMSFs, and wants to see collectables left in the investment mix. The Government is seeking to introduce new rules on collectables ...

Investors gearing up again

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... Institutional Bank. The bank is developing a number of new investment strategies to suit the needs of self managed super funds (SMSFs) and individual investors looking for increased gearing and capital protection. "What we're seeing is clients and advisers ...

SMSFs targeted with UMA launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... Boutique financial advisory firm, Partners Group, launches unified managed account solution aimed at high net worth clients and SMSFs. The Adviser Portfolio Solutions Managed Account Service, created in conjunction with Multiport to assist with direct ...

SMSFs avg balances hit $1m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... contributions of $50,000. But where the mythology comes in, noted the research, is that the sector is not dominated by small SMSFs that would be better off in platforms or industry funds. "Only 26 per cent have balances less than $200,000, down from ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... reported a surge in interest from adviser dealer groups over the last two years - particularly from those that cater for SMSFs. IAS enables advisers to manage their own portfolios or to mandate to their choice of professional managers across a range ...

Countplus buys super law firm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... Founded by superannuation law veteran Chris Hogan, SuperGeneration provides trust deeds and a legal consulting business for SMSFs. It handles annual deed updates for around 5000 funds. David McDonald, managing director, MPL said that the SuperGeneration ...