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STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
In the new edition of Financial Standard, we feature the CPA Australia SMSF conference and expo 2013 and Laura Millan investigates the top trends in life risk that advisers need to be on top of to ensure adequate coverage for clients. We also take an ...

HOSTPLUS awards custody tender to Citi, gets MySuper licence

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
HOSTPLUS has appointed Citi its global custodian as part of its transformation to becoming a pooled superannuation trust (PST) according to chief investment officer Sam Sicilia. Sicilia told the Financial Standard that Citi won the tender after an 18-month ...

Industry under-prepared for SuperStream: Bravura

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The financial services industry's back-office technology systems are woefully under-prepared for the government's SuperStream reforms, according to Bravura global head of investment product Darren Stevens. Part of the reason, he said, is that most institutions ...

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) and the SMSF Professionals Association (SPAA) have reached an agreement to collaborate as a bridge between the public accountancy and SMSF sectors. The two bodies will work together on areas such as accreditation ...

One third of SMSF advice is poor: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
An ASIC report examining the quality of financial advice received by self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees and potential trustees has found that while most advice quality is adequate, there is a trend towards recommending SMSFs as the default solution. ...

BGL to provide automated property data for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... Solutions has partnered with analytics group RP Data to provide automated property data to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) and their advisers. SMSF holders and financial planners will be able to access a number of administration solutions that ...

Sherry joins calls to watch SMSF property spruikers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... "sharks" preying on Australian's superannuation savings. Speaking at the CPA's annual self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) conference in Sydney yesterday, the former Labor politician said it was a primary concern for the industry and a threat to ...

Coalition vow to leave SMSFs alone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann has confirmed that the Coalition would aim to leave self-managed super fund (SMSF) legislation alone if they won the next election. Addressing an audience of SMSF advisers, accountants and auditors at the CPA's ...

Wills are not enough for SMSF legacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) holders should plan their legacy as carefully as they do their investments, as a will may not be sufficient to ensure their money goes to the people its intended for. According to TAG Partners director Michelle ...

All APRA funds to offer SMSF-style choice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... all to have it in five years." If Sherry's prediction comes true it raises questions about the future of the $500 billion SMSF industry. Frontier Advisors managing director Fiona Trafford-Walker told Financial Standard last month that she predicted a ...