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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 ...

SMSFs carry underlying key person risk: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... commissioned by Finsia and prepared by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) found significant operational risks in SMSFs. The report questioned whether SMSF trustees are capable of effectively managing the strategies when they enter retirement ...

Art lobby wins fight to keep SMSFs art-friendly

SPAA MEDIA STATEMENT  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... in a major victory for the art industry and self-managed super fund trustees, it said that it won't adopt the move to ban SMSFs from investing in 'collectables'. The leading industry body for self-managed super funds, SPAA said it welcomes the Government's ...

Charter Hall to launch industrial property fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... investors, just as one of the fund's sister product, backed by 1 Martin Place in Sydney, was as much as 80 per cent owned by SMSFs. "SMSFs are looking for good quality investments with long term cash flows and they don't necessarily need to have liquidity ...