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SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... investor empowerment and lack of education could be the perfect storm for a large scale self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) collapse, according to Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen). Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, Aberdeen head of Australian ...

AMP adds listed infra to SMSF Suite

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
AMP Capital has added its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund to its SMSF Suite, joining the Corporate Bond Fund and the Wholesale Australian Property Fund. The addition will give self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) access to listed infrastructure ...

SMSF closures drop 75% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... financial year 2014 dropped by 75%, according to the latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO June 2014 SMSF quarterly report shows that 2,349 SMSFs were wound up in the 12 months to June 2014, while 9,676 SMSFs wound up in June ...

Netwealth brings portfolio management tool in-house

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
Netwealth has fully integrated the SMART portfolio management tool into its platform to improve user experience and client access to information. SMART was previously outsourced, and is a real time modelling and rebalancing system which provides advisers ...

LGS Super launches DIY option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Local Government Super (LGS) has launched an investment option that allows members to build their own portfolios from a range of LGS-approved investment options. The LGS Do-It-Yourself (DIY) option gives members access to shares from the ASX300, Exchange ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... employees from the white collar end of the industry, who tend to have higher balances and are therefore more likely to move to an SMSF.

Brumbie: Misguided attacks on SMSFs, enough already

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
I used to believe there were three evil things in the world but while I've changed my mind on the third I think I now have to add a fourth. The first was George Bush for his trickery that fooled the Western world into kicking the Middle East ants' nest ...

AMP and University of Adelaide form SMSF research centre

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... University of Adelaide will open a Centre of Excellence in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) by the end of the year. Using AMP's SMSF database, the centre aims to provide greater insights into the motivations and behaviours of SMSF trustees. "The fragmented ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...

SPAA rejects compulsory annuitisation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has spoken against the introduction of compulsory annuitisation in Australia in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) "SPAA does not support policy incentives that encourage retirees ...