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Less than a fifth of SMSFs under advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... of self-managed super fund trustees use a financial adviser. Based on a survey of nearly 1000 AMP and AMP Capital SMSF trustees, the research also shows that more than half of respondents established SMSFs so as to have greater control over their investments. ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... individuals." The commission said allowing the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to address wrongdoing and non-compliance by SMSF trustees; capturing rollovers to SMSFs as a designated service under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing ...

FEATURE: Australia's other love affair

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... residential property has been by far the most discussed route to the asset class and commentators have alerted potential SMSF trustees to the dangers of setting up an individual fund for the purposes of borrowing and investing in property. But there ...

SMSF trustees warned SuperStream deadline looms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The deadline for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to be compliant with the SuperStream data standards is fast approaching, and trustees who have not done so need to prepare now, the SMSF Association has warned. SMSF Association chief executive and managing ...

Justsuper added to DomaCom Property SMSF panel

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... investors to "get their foot on the property ladder" through a collaborative investment process with other Property SMSF trustees. "The DomaCom Property SMSF is not so much a product but an online end-to-end business development solution that will help ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... said. Magellan's executive chairman Dr Brett Cairns said: "Data from the Australian Taxation Office highlights that SMSF trustees (and retail investors alike) are too reliant on Australian equities and cash, arguably as a result of the ease of access ...

Details of new SMSF accreditation revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... first of four modules in a new Graduate Certificate program. The other three areas of focus include 'Understanding SMSF trustees', which deals with behavioural finance and cognitive bias; 'Coaching', which is all about SMSF strategies for accumulation ...

PM Capital global fund boosts income growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... expensive. "The value proposition when we listed the PGF remains relevant as Australian investors generally, and SMSF trustees in particular, are significantly underweighted in offshore investments"

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... extensibility. The bulk of them cannot 'speak' to each other at all and, when they do, they do so poorly. As a result, SMSF trustees and advisors find themselves dealing with data silos, having to painstakingly log in to each individual service provider ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... and predicted that in five years' time we will see many more drawdowns from SMSFs. The ATO report also shows that SMSF trustees are increasingly choosing income streams over lump sum payments. While total SMSF benefit payments have increased 59% since ...