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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 ...

Westpac to launch more structured products for SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... investments over the next 12 months, starting this month with the release of self-funding instalments (SFIs) designed for SMSFs. SFIs are ASX-listed products that allow investors to buy shares or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in two instalments or payments. ...

MLC wrap locks into SMSFs and managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
MLC's new platform, MLC Wrap, draws on the popular features of its existing Navigator and MasterKey Custom platforms to appeal to a broader adviser base. MLC Wrap is presented as a full service platform, complete with self-managed superannuation fund ...

Super contribs to SMSFs down, asset alloc steady

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... new research shows. According to figures from Multiport, the December quarter saw the average inflow of contributions to SMSFs decrease from $8,300 in the September quarter to $6,400. The research notes that the trend follows similar patterns in the ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... financial advisers. "We will be spending a lot of time on those aspects, obviously the exemption relates specifically to SMSFs so its important that we get this issue resolved," said Peter Burgess, national technical director of SPAA. Burgess said SPAA ...

Government unveils response to Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... system," said Shorten. On the self-managed super funds side of the fence, the government reaffirmed its decision to allow SMSFs to invest in collectables, including art. This is contrary to Cooper's recommendation that the acquisition of collectables ...