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Super IQ doubles after dual acquisitions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
Super IQ's acquisition of Super Concepts means the self-managed super fund (SMSF) provider has doubled in size in the last month. ANZ agreed to sell its wholly owned SMSF accounting, tax and compliance business to Super IQ for an undisclosed price in ...

Accountants on look-out for SMSF-expert advisers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Accountants are increasingly forming loyal relationships with trusted self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers, according to a recent report by Investment Trends and OneVue. The OneVue/Investment Trends 2013 SMSF Accountant Report found that over the ...

Wealth division contributes to strong ANZ result

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Profits in Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ)'s global wealth division rose 36% in the 12 months to September 2013, helping the bank to pay a bigger than expected dividend. In an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) the ...

Direct investment growth changes landscape

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
A steady rise in the number of consumers investing directly signals the emergence of a new investment landscape for wealth managers to tap into, according to a CoreData report. CoreData said the growth in the segment poses both challenges and opportunities ...

AMP platforms soar, SMSFs dawdle

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... 2013, reaching $96.7 billion at the end of September. But it wasn't all exuberant growth. Despite running the most active SMSF advertising campaign in the country, AMP's SMSF business only administered an extra 150 self-managed superannuation fund trustees ...

HOSTPLUS targets SMSFs with direct infra option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Industry super fund HOSTPLUS has said it will introduce a direct infrastructure investment option aimed at attracting investment from self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said the infrastructure investment option ...

AMP Capital nabs NAB exec for new SMSF role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
AMP Capital has appointed Tim Keegan to the newly-created role of head of SMSF, in a move to "ramp up" its presence in the self-managed super sector. Keegan was formerly the head of nabtrade, the online broking business of the National Australia Bank ...

Advice main concern in FOS investment disputes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... from the year before. A total of 39% of the disputes were about retail funds and 38% were about self-managed super funds (SMSF). The report reveals that 38% of those lodging disputes about SMSFs are complaining about appropriate advice. For those lodging ...

Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... said. "This inclusion aligns investors seeking high quality direct property offerings, regardless of whether they own an SMSF or access retail super options on platforms," Victor said. Despite the perception that SMSFs are primarily focusing on residential ...

SuperIQ acquires SMSF admin business

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
SuperIQ has acquired the self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration business of listed financial services company Tranzact. Tranzact clients will be transferred to the SuperIQ service, which expects to gain scale from this transaction. "Tranzact's ...