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Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... unscrupulous advisers. "The rapid emergence of product promoters encouraging investment in property and focusing on the leveraged SMSF market can encourage inexperienced investors to establish self-managed superannuation funds with borrowings on the ...

DomaCom launches property fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... DomaCom Fund. The fund has exposure to residential, commercial and industrial property and targets self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors "for whom property represents such a large transactional size, to achieve the right balance in their portfolio ...

AMP IM director departs as restructure rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... restructure would lead to job cuts in some areas, as well as growth in other departments such as the self-managed super fund (SMSF) business.

Retail funds close member satisfaction gap

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... 61.2% satisfaction. Roy Morgan did not give a breakdown of which public sector funds scored highest. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) members were by far the most satisfied with their funds' performance, at 71.9%. However, there was a slight drop in satisfaction ...

SMSFs retarding growth in Australia: Credit Suisse

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) "are retarding growth in Australia" by controlling much of the equity that could be used for new investment and demanding dividend increases instead. A Credit Suisse report called "The rise of the Selfies" notes that ...

SPAA to use networking technology at conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
CleverSuper head Chris Appleyard has defended his organisation's plans to launch a "free self-managed super fund [SMSF] service for every Australian." Yesterday Financial Standard reported that the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...

Advisers and accountants clash over SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Accountants are feeling challenged that they cannot set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) without a license, at the same time advisers are struggling to gain clients' trust when it comes to SMSFs, Crowe Horwath head of SMSF and Superannuation ...

SPAA questions 'free lunch' SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Free self-managed super fund (SMSF) start-up services may have hidden costs and catches, according the Graeme Colley of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia. SPAA's criticism comes after news that Clever Super intends to launch its free ...