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Calliva offers SuperAccess to SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... Firstfolio has partnered with specialist finance firm Calliva Group to launch the Calliva SuperAccess loan which will be sold to SMSFs through Firstfolio's network of over 800 mortgage intermediaries. The product was made available just before Christmas ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property of their choice ...

SMSFs under microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The federal government is consulting superannuation industry bodies to ensure self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) operators understand their responsibilities. Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said the government was closely ...

Instalment warrants spice up property portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) have traditionally favoured direct property investment as a lucrative money making asset. Now instalment warrants are being hailed as the latest vehicle to help them grow their unlisted property portfolio. SMSF superannuation ...

Fresh directions for super: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... platform for dialogue and ASFA will be spearheading talks on superannuation advice, governance around self-managed super funds (SMSFs), and the development of first home saver accounts, among others. "We've been working with ASIC on affordable, adequate ...

SMSFs keep portfolios unchanged

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
As many investment managers scramble to reformulate their strategies amid the market turmoil, SMSFs are staying put, according to SMSF professionals. Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy manager at ING, said, "The asset allocations might move four ...

SMSFs lead charge

Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are fast closing in on retail funds as the largest super fund segment by total assets, based on the latest APRA statistics released last month which showed SMSFs posting higher growth than retail and other fund segments. ...

The golden age of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The post retirement sector is expected to grow at 27 per cent in the next five years, with the self managed super funds (SMSF) sector set to grow at nearly twice that rate, according to Andrew Gale, partner at Trowbridge Deloitte. Speaking at the Financial ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Industry super funds' direct share investment options are tempting some self managed super funds (SMSFs) to rollover their accounts to save themselves the administration burdens and still keep the flexibility. Julie Lander, CARE Super chief executive ...

KNM appoints wealth head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Victoria," he said. For 25 years KNM has providing insurance risk advice to more than 4000 clients including small businesses, SMSFs, accounting practices and individual clients in Queensland.