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SPAA welcomes Gov's tick of approval

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
A representative body for self managed superannuation fund professionals has welcomed a federal government decision to recognise its fund auditing qualification as a win for professionalism. The program offered by the SMSF Professionals' of Australia ...

Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... and superannuation Bill Shorten last week released draft regulation removing the accountants' exemption on self managed super fund advice, and introducing a "streamlined" Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) option for them from 1 July next year. ...

Brett Kenny joins SPAA board

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... Melbourne-based firm Rogerson Kenny where his main role is to provide taxation services to the growing clientele from the self managed super fund sector. SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery welcomes Kenny to the SPAA board, and expects his work and experience in ...

Outcomes-based investing is the future for wealth creation sector: AMP

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
A rise in the number self managed super funds is proof that the investment industry has not delivered, a senior AMP Capital executive said. It is no longer good enough to be satisfied with not doing as bad as an index and the industry needs to focus ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... practitioners will advise on a wider range of alternatives, rather that limiting their advice to the establishment of a self-managed super fund." Consumers will also benefit from competition driving down prices, said Shorten. A limited Australian Financial ...

Superannuation needs change: Keating

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... said. Keating, also a former Labor Treasurer, said as well in the opening address to the ASFA conference, that self-managed super fund trustees often had unrealistic expectations, and that many lacked the investment skill needed to manage their own retirement ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Major research into the self managed super funds sector affirms that while flexibility and tax management is their primary motivation, their ability to stick with their chosen investment strategy gives them a self perceived performance advantage as ...

Aging SMSF trustees revert to managed solutions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
A growing number of self-managed super fund trustees are actively looking to move to a managed fund as they approach retirement, according to legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl. He says that trustees are questioning whether they will have the ...

CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... make it easier to transfer retirement savings between Australia and New Zealand, and tighter requirements for self managed super fund auditors. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the passage of the new rules. Australians ...

Super FUM up 13%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... growing sector, increasing 16.8% through the year. Leading public sector super funds increased 15.6%, while self managed super funds (SMSF) were up 13.1%. The broad retail super fund sector increased 9.7%, significantly ahead of corporate funds which ...