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Advisers hitting SMSF service targets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Adviser success in addressing the needs of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) is on the rise according to a new study by Macquarie Adviser services. This year's Cash Satisfaction Survey has revealed that advisers' self-evaluation for meeting the ...

Two-fifths of Australians upping overseas exposure

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... high net worth individuals, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and higher income investors. "Compared to retail investors, SMSF and high net worth investors tend to be the front of the pack when making these decisions. Most are choosing to gain access ...

SMSFs urged to consider transparent alternatives to managed funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors wanting to delegate management, but also wanting to keep tabs on their investments, are being urged to consider separately managed accounts (SMAs) and managed discretionary accounts (MDAs). SMSF solution ...

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched a new Australian equities fund which provides access to dividend paying stocks. The Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund targets total returns, tax efficiency, volatility management and smoother returns ...

ASIC urged to extend 'wet signatures' exemption

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... the need for a signed PDS is creating a barrier for entry for small investors such as self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), often forcing them to limit their investments to listed assets or take more expensive advice related aggregated channels. ...

SelfWealth to distribute through BGL

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... which will be released later this year. BGL and SelfWealth will integrate and upload all the BGL self-managed super funds (SMSF) portfolios that migrate to Simple Fund 360 onto the SelfWealth Solution on an opt-in basis. The deal will result in up to ...

ECT relief should apply to non-concessional contributions: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Amendments to the excess contributions tax (ECT) should be extended to include non-concessional contributions, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Amendments to the Fairer Taxation of Excess ...

AMP targets SMSFs for infrastructure and property funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... Capital is launching a website as part of a new marketing campaign aimed at encouraging self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors to branch out into infrastructure and non-residential property. While residential property is a popular investment ...

HUB24 adds Perpetual SMA to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... reporting, and is suitable for all types of investors - individuals, companies, trusts, associations or self-managed super funds (SMSF).

Super tax concession policy 'fatally flawed': SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery has said current methodology used to measure superannuation tax concessions is "fatally flawed", as it does not take the entire retirement system into account. She ...