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SMSFs want access to infrastructure and corporate bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... of making direct investment in infrastructure and corporate bonds more accessible to self-managed super funds (SMSFs), the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has argued. SMSFs currently invest heavily in cash and Australian equities ...

ASIC approves Managed Accounts IPO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... managedaccounts.com.au Executive Chairman Don Sharp said the company's growth was largely down to the growth of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, which now accounts for around 70% of its assets under administration. "In a relatively short period ...

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... sizable allocations to global equities, mum and dad investors have retained their home bias. Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment habits are a good indication of retail investor sentiment, and the figures show a striking bias towards Australian ...

SMSFs need no more regulation: Treasury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
The self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) industry does not need to be prudentially regulated, Treasury has argued in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry. It said that a major attraction of SMSFs was the light-touch regulation, providing ...

Class Super CEO departs suddenly

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... years and having witnessed first-hand his instrumental role in driving and delivering key innovation and successes for the SMSF administration software market and for Class."

ASIC should regulate SMSFs as a financial product: PwC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has recommended that individual self-managed super funds (SMSF) should be treated as a financial product regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In a submission to the Financial System Inquiry ...

Macquarie Flexi 100 open for investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... available for investment until Monday 30 June 2014, with a minimum investment of $25,000, and is targeted at individual and SMSF investors.

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we look at misconceptions over the size of self-managed superannuation Fund (SMSF) viability. We also look at the UK government's decision to introduce 'pension choice' and how this may affect the annuities ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
The size at which a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) becomes a viable alternative to regular funds may be considerably higher than the industry currently estimates due to the impact of scale on performance. The industry typically advises that ...

FPA calls for clear separation of general and personal advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) asked the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to review the definitions of general and personal advice over concerns that the terms make it difficult for consumers to distinguish personal advice from product sales. ...