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ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... publishes monthly reports on its website which contain the names of NRAS-approved participants. ASIC is aware that a number of SMSF promoters include misleading statements in their ads about the grants that may be available under NRAS. Some of these ...

FPA confronts advisers with their worst nightmare

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... accident and was paid $800,000 by an insurance company. Her adviser recommended her to set up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and put all her money in high risk investments. "The first thing that horrified me is that there was nothing in writing, no ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... satisfaction ratings of 51% while for retail funds the average satisfaction rating was lower still at 46%. Self managed super fund (SMSF) members, however, reported much higher satisfaction ratings of 72%. But at least the satisfaction for industry and ...

Market Vectors lists first Aussie banking ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... advisers; investor demands for lower costs, transparency and liquidity; investors opting for a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF); and a trend among investors towards direct investments. All of these factors have favoured a shift towards ETFs. "We ...

Wealthtrac launches SMSF smartphone app

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... that even facilitates fund establishment while mobile. Wealthtrac managing director, Matthew Johnson, said, "Our cloud-based SMSF platform brings together all SMSF administration and reporting needs into one centralised hub." He said the app contains ...

Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... some of the issues affecting the industry. In late September, he commented on the debate around self-managed super fund (SMSF) regulation and stressed the need for Australia to have a level playing field between types of super funds. His comments prompted ...

FIIG to manage new mid-cap corporate bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Commercial print company PMP Limited has become the latest ASX-listed mid-cap to announce it will access the corporate bond market through a wholesale note issue arranged by bond broker FIIG Securities. The 4-year senior unsecured bond issue is set ...

Midwinter adapts planner software to client profile

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Midwinter has updated its AdviceOS software to enable clients to access a customised portal with different content, calculators, themes and graphics. The software provider presented the updates to its cloud-based software at a roadshow in Sydney. AdviceOS ...

Government must lift annuities impediments: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... operating guidelines; amendments tax treatment for deferred annuities; and permitting trustees of a self-managed super fund (SMSF) to purchase deferred annuities.

75,000 SMSFs non-compliant: ATO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... commissioner for superannuation, Stuart Forsyth, speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia's (ICAA) National SMSF Conference said that: "between 85% to 95% of trustees are responsible and act within the fund's trust deed and the provisions ...