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DIY investors all cashed up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... of them sold out of property and equities well before the July/August market correction. A joint study of more than 2,100 SMSFs back in May by direct banking group RaboPlus and researcher Investment Trends has found startling evidence that DIY investors ...

Margin loan changes more than marginal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... (SMSF) are being targeted for property loans. Calliva Group Limited has just introduced a structured funding product for SMSFs called SuperAccess that allows them to access a non-recourse loan with a borrowing capacity of up to 70 per cent for any commercial ...

DIY funds get legal warrant access

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... policy and regulatory decisions by passing legislation to allow the use of instalment warrants for self managed super funds (SMSFs). While the legislation still requires Royal Ascent, this is generally seen as a rubber-stamping exercise, and the legislation ...

ATO releases draft rulings on SMSFs

The Tax Office has released the first in a series of draft rulings on self managed super funds (SMSFs) and has called on the public for comment. Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo said these products will provide better guidance to superannuation professionals ...

SMSF numbers show huge jump

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... industry in Australia by 2021, with $1.46 trillion in assets. The survey also predicted over $100 billion could go into SMSFs in the next five years alone. Super Concepts spokesperson Justin Sadler noted interest in establishing an SMSF had continued ...

Super changes push SMSFs through planner doors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... trends, the survey showed planners performed a huge about face on platforms, with almost none feeling they didn't work for SMSFs, down from 40 per cent last year. Planners who gained clients through word of mouth also increased 73 per cent.

SMSFs and mergers drive Macq property fund growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Macquarie Direct Property Fund (MDPF) today announced assets under management increased by almost 200 per cent over the past 12 months through a series of mergers and acquisitions that tipped in over $800m. The fund also experienced another successful ...

Macq banks on appetite for gearing into super

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
... past 12 months, advisers are now faced with the challenge of not only finding investments that are eligible for use within SMSFs, but also investments that will help to meet their clients' long-term investing goals," said Macquarie's Equity Markets Group's ...

ATO launches SMSF info service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2007
... system and educational products. To assist with this, we have established two new industry work groups specifically for SMSFs. One is for SMSF Auditors and the other is for SMSF Administrators," said the ATO. Of most concern to the ATO, according to ...

SMSF property lending of high Calliva

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... agreement. Funding for the loan is totally separate from the SMSF. Scully said the product answered growing demand from SMSFs to acquire property and/or free-up cash from existing property investments to make large contributions before the 30 June deadline ...