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Underinsurance to hit crisis point

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... higher cover than today while financial advisers could help recommend the right insurance for self-managed super funds (SMSFs), which don't benefit from group cover. The other alternative is to take out life insurance direct or through insurers, which ...

Vanguard ETFs reach $100m mark

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... 10 ETFs in the US tracking broad market indices. "In 2009, we saw strong demand from investors - in particular those with SMSFs - who used ETFs to create a core equity allocation within their portfolio. We expect this trend to continue in 2010," said ...

SPAA names award winners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... Award. Mason Cox was recognised for excellence in providing strategic advice concerning the establishment and winding-up of SMSFs for clients. Schaefer received the Chairman's award for her work with SPAA. Aside from her role as treasurer, Schaefer is ...

No cane toad approach to SMSF shake-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
As the countdown begins to the release of the Cooper Review's recommendations on SMSFs, the Review's chair Jeremy Cooper said they won't be adopting a 'cane toad' solution to the industry's flaws. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia ...

Coin upgrades SoA services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... advisers to provide advice on a wider range of strategies than previously available, for both self managed super funds (SMSFs) and individual clients. These strategies include: non super and super; insurance; Centrelink and estate planning recommendations. ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... pursue around 250 SMSF trustees that have ignored requests for their returns. Overall, D'Ascenzo said the vast majority of SMSFs remain compliant given there are around 416,000 SMSFs in existence and the ATO only made 99 SMSFs non-compliant in 2008-09 ...

AXA AP angles for bigger slice of Aus market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... where AXA APH could gain more ground is the plan to branch out into the post-retirement market and self managed super funds (SMSFs) at a time when the bulk of the baby boomers are retiring and the SMSF market continue to grow. According to Towers Watson ...

Supercorp software adds 2,000 users

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Supercorp Technology's self managed super fund (SMSF) administration software is being used to process more than 2,000 SMSFs just four months after the solution was launched. The firm's software, superMate, was launched in October last year as the next ...

Women on top of SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
SMSFs are meeting two of the Government's top goals in super - getting more members to take an active role in their retirement savings and getting more women involved, argue industry experts. Product providers new to the industry should understand the ...

APRA targets illegal early release on super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... trustees vulnerable to the practice. In the letter, APRA specifically targets IER involving transfers and rollovers into SMSFs, and outlined several steps to minimise chances of fraud occurring. First up is a proof of identity check for fund members ...