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ATO releases draft rulings on SMSFs

The Tax Office has released the first in a series of draft rulings on self managed super funds (SMSFs) and has called on the public for comment. Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo said these products will provide better guidance to superannuation professionals ...

ING launches SMSF kit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
ING has launched a new self managed super fund (SMSF) starter kit, called ING DIY Super Service, to help individuals establish and manage an SMSF with an adviser's help. Clients, through their adviser, will be able to use more sophisticated wealth management ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... regulation anyway. "They were also directly targeted at retail and not wholesale investors even though with a self managed super fund you can now have more than half a million dollars and still essentially be a retail investor," he said. Ian Laughlin ...

DIY fund insurance more tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Australians are better off holding insurance policies through a self-managed super fund because of the tax advantages, according to Adelaide-based Cavendish Superannuation Fund. Andrew Hamilton, joint managing director of the super fund, said, "It can ...

Dixon in three-part expansion push

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... advisory firms." Founded in 1986, Dixon provides administrative service and financial advice to over 2,300 self-managed super fund clients with a combined superannuation asset base of $1.8 billion. It has recently completed a re-branding exercise with ...

BT cuts wrap prices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... family members holding BT Wrap accounts or with a separate account set up through a business, trust or as a self-managed super fund. BT Wrap product manager Nicholas Bowley said, "The new relationship pricing will deliver cost savings to our investors ...

Super Concepts buys Super Design

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
ING-owned self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist Super Concepts has purchased Super Designs, expanding their reach in the ever-expanding SMSF market. Early this week, Super Concepts posted a 177 per cent increase in funds established in the last ...

SMSF numbers show huge jump

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) manager Super Concepts has recorded a 177 per cent increase in funds established last financial year, pushing funds under administration over the $2 billion mark. The growth spurt marks a 21 per cent increase ...

Super changes push SMSFs through planner doors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
Thanks to recent changes in superannuation laws, 55 per cent of all self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees now use planners, up from a third in December 2005, according the latest AMP/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds: Investor and Planner ...

CBA launches new instalment product

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has launched its latest regular instalments product, IYH, giving investors and trustees of Self-Managed Super Funds an opportunity to build their share portfolio without paying for all the securities up front. The IYH release ...