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Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... super assets, up from 18% a decade ago. The report said the step could be mitigated by successful efforts to woo SMSF members back to the safety of the professional advice and wealth management market. "Products like AMP's SuperIQ go some way towards ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... instrumental in initiating the Cooper Review in 2010, also raised concerns about the high fee-to-assets ratio being paid by SMSF members with relatively small balances. "Data shows us that 20% of SMSFs have less that $200,000 in assets under management ...

Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... of SMSF demographics. According to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data in the June quarter 2012, the most active SMSF members were those aged between 45 and 54, accounting for 31% of new members, with those aged between 35 and 44 making up 25%. Hermens ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... now have some certainty from the Government about their proposals to change superannuation." However, Australian SMSF Members of Australia (ASMA) director Anna Carrabs said that changes to super taxation will have unintended consequences, hitting hard-working ...

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... than $300,000, could have a profound effect on SMSF investors' confidence in the system. "In our initial research, SMSF members indicated that they would react to increased taxes on SMSF's by reducing their voluntary contributions, with many also telling ...

Four new SMSFs every hour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... continuing unabated. According to the report, at the end of December last year there were 496,207 SMSFs and 945,207 SMSF members, a rise in both funds and membership of 7.8% over the previous 12 months. The fund number growth means a net 3,000 SMSFs ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) figures shows the total number of SMSFs has now risen to 478,263. But while SMSF members tend to come out on top in satisfaction surveys, there is no evidence to show SMSFs outperform their regular fund peers. SMSF ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... interesting to note that cash and deposits for the first time since June 2009 represent the largest proportion in SMSF members' portfolios with 30.55%. Given the market uncertainty, this larger exposure to cash and deposits may reflect a loss of trustee ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... industry funds in September 2012 was 49%, ahead of the 43% shown by retail fund members, but still well below the 64% by SMSF members. The researcher noted that it is this relatively low satisfaction level of retail and industry funds that is a major ...

SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... statistics released in June this year, although the median balance is significantly lower at $539,486 with 66.7% of SMSF members earning less than $80,000 per year. This contrasts with a comparison table published by Challenger in April this year showing ...