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SPAA urges concessional cap rethink

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) has called for a higher concessional cap and the accurate costing of superannuation taxation concessions in its submission to the federal government's May budget. SPAA also wants the government ...

BGL 360 Fund commercial release imminent

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Corporate Solutions (BGL) has announced the commercial release date for its cloud-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration platform, the Simple Fund 360. The Simple Fund 360 will be released on 19 March 2014 and will include almost ...

Strong demand for online education: Wealth Know How

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... consumer demand for accessible financial education. "The focus will be on themes and issues, with an initial emphasis on SMSF trustees and DIY investors. Wealth Know How's Phaedon Vass said people were going online to further their financial literacy ...

Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... stage with Challenger's Jeremy Cooper, who agreed with Haynes' less-than-positive view of MDI. He said MDI was a "blend" of SMSF and professionally-run funds, and had therefore lost their "mission clarity", adding: "I must admit, I'm not a big fan."

Industry funds oppose bachelor degree for general advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Industry funds have opposed a degree requirement for general advisers and have asked for them to be included in research for future amendments to RG146. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Super Association (ISA) ...

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JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard, we sit down with Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos to discuss his career to date and find out what he hopes to achieve in office. In particular, Senator Sinodinos reflects on the thinking behind the proposed ...

SMSFs poised to boost infrastructure investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... (SMSFs) access to infrastructure investments could completely change the funding of infrastructure projects in Australia. SMSF's direct access to this asset class has traditionally been extremely limited due to the high dollar threshold. But the fact ...

Compensation opposed for SMSFs: SPAA

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... is that trustees/members take responsibility for their own retirement income outcomes." Recently Sinodinos, said that the SMSF sector needed to be "self-reliant." Slattery, in addressing the issue of standards and competency: "The guiding philosophy ...

ASX managed fund service gets go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... 10 external unit registries and 11 brokers. The service will provide another way of accessing the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market, which Marcus Christoe, ASX senior manager, funds and investment products, called "the biggest opportunity." Another ...

Charterhill assets frozen

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... is investigating the management and current activities of the Charterhill group. Recently, the quality of advice given by SMSF professionals has not been up to scratch according to an ASIC report. "The decision to establish an SMSF is one of the most ...