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Super assets reach $1.32tr

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... and the wider community a sense of the overall performance of the superannuation system. The headline figures show that SMSFs continue to dominate, accounting for 32 per cent of assets, followed by retail funds with 27.5 per cent of total assets. Industry ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
SMSFs are expected to continue raising their allocation into exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a way to ensure low-cost, long-term returns. Almost 50 per cent of financial advisers are now using or evaluating ETFs within their investment portfolios, research ...

SMSFs a blueprint for future super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
From Better Super to Stronger Super and now future super, the Gillard Government endorsed self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as a model for retirement savings in the years to come. Speaking last night at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association ...

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... register an SMSF until there are assets in the fund under a new ATO system launched late last year. Two months ago, 30,000 SMSFs were reclassified as 'Registered - Status not determined', as part of an incentive to make the registration system more robust. ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Longevity is the largest risk faced by self-managed super fund trustees before they retire due to highly unpredictable markets, a longevity risk expert said. Andrew Robertson, head of longevity solutions, Macquarie, said that coupled with the fact that ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA) conference, a record turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address, SPAA's national technical director Peter Burgess said the association will ...

Low contrib caps slam brakes on SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Existing rules around contribution caps have prevented self-managed super fund trustees from saving more for their retirement, with new research showing that at least $15.1 billion of assets could have been added to the superannuation pool last year ...

Self-directed investors challenge industry giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... culture is also changing, with more investors seeking control over how, what and when they invest, driving the popularity of SMSFs, managed accounts and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). To date, the self-managed super funds is already a third the size of ...

SMSFs pour more into property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are increasingly looking to allocate more into real estate as the sector continues on its recovery path. Investors are looking again to alternatives such as property and infrastructure to bring in long-term returns as ...

AdviserLogic teams with Class Super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
... company to launch such a service in the SMSF administration space in late 2009. "The input and updating of data manually into SMSFs has long been a source of frustration and inefficiency for SMSF managers - whether they are administrators, accountants ...