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FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... to have control over their investments and to manage their exposure." The advice factor SMSF portfolios within the SMSF sector have long been a concern. The Vanguard - Investment Trends research shows that "poor market outlook drove more SMSFs to adopt ...

Chi-X to launch own indices, ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... exchange will start listing ETFs based on its own indices. "It is about more choice. We want to design products for the SMSF sector. We will try to define which things people really want to invest in." The new funds will include international ETFs: "Investors ...

Court fines SMSF admin for "free setup" ads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... that preceded it form part of ASIC's wider "SMSF Taskforce" program, established in 2012 in response to the growing SMSF sector. Advertising to potential trustees via social media has been a focus area for the group. In August, the regulator issued infringement ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... investment to ensure they fully understood the risk-reward profile of the investment," Slattery said. She added the SMSF sector has about $600 billion in funds under management yet it is effectively barred from investing in infrastructure.

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... price structures and product innovation, the cheapest option for a member could thus come from the NFP, retail or SMSF sector depending on the member's circumstances or preferences. "Traditional segment distinctions are no longer set in stone," said ...

CBA launches online SMSF portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... trustees about their evolving needs. There is a significant opportunity for CommBank to support the growing Australian SMSF sector, which comprises more than one million SMSF trustees," said CBA head of SMSF customers Marcus Evans. "As a result, we have ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed to the SMSF sector reaching "critical mass" after rapidly accelerated growth post-GFC, Perpetual Private head of strategic advice Colin Lewis ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... on the future workforce while the Self Managed Super Fund Association and the National Australia Bank's report into SMSF sector is due out and the Financial Services Council and Commonwealth Bank release a study on older workers. In equities news, iiNet ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... fund," she said. The association set up the program "in direct response to growing requests from employers in the SMSF sector for a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation for their employees." Ward said: "This demand for this new SSP designation ...

ASIC bans auditor and adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... (Supervision) Act 1993 in 2011 and 2012. Brennan also failed to lodge written audit reports for those funds. "As the SMSF sector continues to grow in popularity with Australian investors, it is critical that approved SMSF auditors perform their role ...