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OneVue on global path with managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... launching of an adviser-driven UMA with AFS Group and the May 2010 launch of an automated end-to-end processing solution for SMSFs. BGL white labels OneVue's Separately Managed Account (SMA) for use by accounting firm clients of BGL Corporate Solutions. ...

Fiducian boosts SMSF services

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... paraplanning manager at Fiducian. The move reflects a rising trend of wealth management groups ramping up their services for SMSFs, such ING with Super Concepts, AXA with Multiport and Perpetual with SmartSuper. It also reflects how wealth management ...

SMSFs more sensitive to advice fees: report

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... trustees seeking financial advice has rebounded, it remains well below pre-crisis levels. The study found that 65 per cent of SMSFs had used one or more RG146-compliant advisers in the past 12 months, up from 61 per cent in 2009, but still some distance ...

BlackRock to develop super SMA

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... and closure of some funds in the past two years has made investors - particularly in self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) question the status quo and seek liquidity, transparency, control and lower cost. BlackRock is expecting the trend towards ...

Super tax breaks unaffordable: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... opportunities to make tax less onerous; and support for a dynamic economy," it noted. According to APRA, there are now 428,000 SMSFs, up 28,000 in just 12 months, and earlier Treasury analysis has shown these SMSFs to attract a disproportionate share ...

BT Wrap lifts fog on model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... equities was becoming a greater portion of advisers', or investors', portfolios. Part of that was attributed to the growth in SMSFs so we did develop that with the aim of attracting more of the SMSF market," she said.

Divorcing super

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
Divorce battle over self-managed super fund assets and art ownership within SMSFs raises tricky questions over what happens when only one of the splitting couple is a fund trustee. Many Australian couples are often unaware of the effect divorce can ...

ATO tackles SMSF fraud risk

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
The ATO has taken measures to protect fund members from losing their super savings, as threats to SMSFs, one of the biggest segments in the superannuation industry, become more sophisticated. "The fraud that occurs happens when they get someone's name ...

Asgard improves custody and corporate actions capacity

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... platform. "Having shares on platform delivers superior visibility, allows advisers to fully participate in the growth of SMSFs and helps with managing compliance and keeping general affairs in order," continued Power. As part of the new facility, Asgard ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... "In Australia, professional investors have increasingly mentioned their use of ETFs in their own Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs)." Fuhr noted that efforts were underway to plug regulatory gaps "to allow fixed income ETFs to be listed and introduced ...