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HIP Super enters advice partnership

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... according to Bernays. "Bridges will also provide financial advice for past HIP members who have moved into Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) and are struggling to manage the complexity and cost associated with administration and would now like to move ...

Trio investor secures damages from adviser

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... settlement, but said she has now recouped a "significant amount" of what she lost. "This highlights that trustees and self managed super fund investors potentially have other options in the advent of theft or fraud," said Peter Burgess, technical director ...

APRA: Third line of defence in Trio-style fraud

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
While accepting that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority could have done more, deputy chairman Ross Jones has moved to distance the regulator from the Trio disaster, placing the blame with trustees and auditors. "APRA's prudential supervision ...

Direct super platform targets SMSF exodus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The rise of the self-managed super fund and an increased desire among members for control over funds has led UBS and FNZ Australia to develop a platform that allows large super funds to provide direct investment services. "It means if you are a member ...

ATO clarifies borrowing issues for SMSFs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... by the Tax Commissioner has brought some clear-thinking to issues surrounding borrowing and single assets by self managed super funds, said Andrea Slattery, chief executive officer of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The ruling ...

SPAA: Last resort compensation scheme needed

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
There is a convincing argument for the establishment of a last resort compensation scheme, according to Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia chief executive, Andrea Slattery. "Superannuation fraud affects ordinary Australians ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

ASMA partners with OneVue for platform launch

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... that," she said. The association which was established last year to support and represent the growing number of self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees, currently has approximately 2000 members and expects to have around 5000 in the coming months.

My Public Accountant goes live

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... their service offerings to include financial services such as insurance, superannuation, investments and even self-managed super services, clients are more likely to be comfortable with an integrated professional brand as well. With most financial planning ...

Macquarie Step now available on Macquarie Wrap

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
The latest offer of Macquarie Step can now be accessed and applied for online through the Investment Manager and Consolidator products on Macquarie Wrap. Macquarie Step features regular investment offers throughout the year with a series of underlying ...