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Super pool jumps to $3.9tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... Retail funds grew 11% p.a. to $735 billion, while public sector funds grew 9% to $542.1 billion. Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) grew 9% p.a. to reach $932.9 billion. Corporate super funds bucked the trend, shrinking 18% on the prior corresponding period ...

Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... financial interests of members." Furthermore, the average operating cost per member has decreased across super funds (excluding SMSFs). Fiducian Portfolio Services was the most expensive product on a per member basis of $1931, followed by Perpetual at ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... them. Compared to the period between January and June 2023, advice technology, investments, super, practice management, and SMSFs were the most popular subjects. The first half of 2023 was also dominated by the draft legislation on the Quality of Advice ...

SMSFs' use of advisers plummets: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
The number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) using advisers has reached a new low, with the proportion of SMSFs using advisers falling to 23% from 27% in the past 12 months, according to a Vanguard/Investment Trends report. The number of SMSFs without ...

intelliflo adds SMSF cashflow modelling capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... intelliflo office software includes detailed cashflow inputs, projections, and outputs within its cashflow modelling for clients SMSFs, or who are considering establishing one. Advisers can now create and test scenarios to create a model of an SMSF and ...

Blockchain mining companies sued by ASIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... It said these investors were then asked to transfer their funds from regulated super funds to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and convert them into cryptocurrency. Early investigations indicate that around 450 Australians invested approximately US$41 ...

Industry funds set to gobble up over 50% of superannuation assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... invest capital in the development of new products that retain members through retirement. However, the report forecasts that SMSFs will lose market share in the next two decades. This is due to the older demographic transitioning to retirement and commencing ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... Prior to Octillion Partners, Rose was licensed through MyPlanner Professional Services and was not able to provide advice on SMSFs. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, while at MyPlanner, he failed to meet the annual CPD requirements. MyPlanner ...

Advised investors spurring SMSF rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
Uncertain market conditions in 2023 spurred a rebound in the number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) seeking financial advice. According to new research from AUSIEX, new SMSF account openings were driven by advised clients as the number of self-directed ...

Melbourne advice firm joins Count

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... more than 20 years. They offer strategic advice, specialising in superannuation, retirement planning, aged care solutions, SMSFs and risk insurance. Tailored Lifetime Solutions director David Kelsey said the decision to partner with Count was driven ...