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ETF market closes in on $9 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
Australia's exchange traded product (ETP) market has expanded rapidly in 2013, reaching a record $8.8 billion in assets according to the latest ASX Funds Monthly Update. The report shows Australia's ETP industry, has grown by 61% in the 12 months to ...

Anne Street SMSF advice falls under ASIC radar

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Anne Street Partners Financial Services' advice to self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients has raised concerns from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The practice has agreed to engage an independent expert who will review ...

Employer super contributions down as jobless figure rises

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Employer superannuation contributions saw their biggest fall in the 2013 June quarter since the global financial crisis, according to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief economist James Bond. The FSC's Bond Report put the figure at $489 million ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... Commission (ASIC) has found "concerning pockets of poor advice" which involve recommendations that self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors gear into real property. ASIC's commissioner Greg Tanzer said that the regulator has identified examples of poor ...

MDAs key to proving value of advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... model for clients who want to engage with their advisers and their portfolios more actively. Given the large proportion of SMSF investors - about half according to Investment Trends - who do not use financial planners, this could be a key selling point ...

Moore Stephens appoints GM of wealth management

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... actively contribute to the overall growth strategy in financial planning and the booming self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) market," Pickard said. "Moore Stephens has positioned a broad service offering for businesses and high net worth clients," ...

Xpress Super adds direct property to SMSF platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platform provider Xpress Super has added direct property to its suite of investments. The new option will allow SMSF trustees to access limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) through two lenders, St George ...

Super assets hit $1.6 trillion, investment returns at 4-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... into corporate, industry, public sector and retail funds - a figure that Rainmaker estimates will expand to $117 billion if SMSF contributions are included. Contributions into industry funds were meanwhile estimated at $28.6 billion through the year ...

Abbott's PPL scheme to cost retirees $1.6 billion in hidden tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
... amount for a tax that is hidden, the reality is it won't hit individual SMSFs very hard. According to our calculations, for an SMSF with $500,000 spread over the top 20 ASX-listed companies, the tax would cost approximately $500 a year in lost tax refunds. ...

Wealthtrac steps up SMSF campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Platform provider Wealthtrac has appointed a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sales specialist to develop its business in the potentially lucrative, but hard-to-access DIY super market. As business development manager - SMSF, James Macken will ...