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Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... expand their skill set to offer advice on linking self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to other business structures SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) membership and business development director Richard Magney told an industry ...

ASIC targets SMSF confidence tricksters

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... will target 'unscrupulous' advisers trying to make quick money out of the fast-growing self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) industry. Addressing a packed room at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, ASIC commissioner Peter Kell opened the annual CPA Australia ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... platforms for all their business," Rainmaker said in a recent report. "A good example is advisers may work with directly invested SMSF clients, but still use platforms for their retail clients. So that the adviser is both 'on' and 'off' platform depending ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the government reforms on superannuation announced last week will affect few individuals with less than $2 million in super. ASFA said the confusion has arisen due to the fact that many ...

Super changes ease political and financial uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... said: "We now have some certainty from the Government about their proposals to change superannuation." However, Australian SMSF Members of Australia (ASMA) director Anna Carrabs said that changes to super taxation will have unintended consequences, hitting ...

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Wealthtrac, has launched a cloud-based SMSF platform that centralises administration and reporting to build efficiencies for advisers. The platform comes after two years of research that investigated where independent advisers could benefit from greater ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... witnessed strong demand from investors who are making stock selection decisions for themselves or their clients. This includes SMSF investors, financial advisers, private as well as institutional investors," said Skaffold general manager, Chris Batchelor. ...

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Carrabs says that the plans, which reports suggest would hit those earning more than $300,000, could have a profound effect on SMSF investors' confidence in the system. "In our initial research, SMSF members indicated that they would react to increased ...

AIST CEO asks for long term changes in super

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... changes, communicating better with their members and avoiding high net wealth member migration to Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF). "The trustees need to convey to the members that they are in control, that they know what they're doing with the money ...

BGL extends contract note service to managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... note collection process for purchases of managed funds, loading data and PDF contract notes straight into BGL's Simple Fund SMSF administration software. BGL's Simple Fund software is used to administer over 75% of Australia's 450,000 self-managed super ...