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AMP SMSF appoints Burgess as new policy head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
AMP SMSF has appointed Peter Burgess to the new role of head of policy and technical. Burgess will be responsible for interpreting SMSF legislation to help with the development of SMSF advice as well as technical support for AMP's aligned planner network. ...

Instreet happy with growth at 5-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
Instreet has grown to a point where protecting market share, rather than winning it, is the strategic priority, according to managing director George Lucas. The asset manager, which has more than $500 million in assets under management, is celebrating ...

Superannuation to wield $6tr muscle by 2030

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... harder for the government to fund the pension system." Trafford-Walker also predicted a slowdown of Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) compared with the phenomenal growth the sector has enjoyed today. "The number of SMSF will stabilise or fall as people ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... among the major players. AustralianSuper and Hostplus will soon be launching "direct investment platforms" similar to the SMSF model to retain members who are thinking of leaving their fund in favour of SMSFs. About 70% of their members are thinking ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... contributions self managed funds are the superannuation industry's strongest growing sector," said Mason. "There are no signs of this SMSF growth trajectory slowing." The bigger factor underpinning their popularity is increasing average superannuation ...

SPAA raises alarm on draft SMSF rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... legislation is the government's response to the Cooper Review that found the related party rules for SMSFs are open to abuse. But SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) technical director, Peter Burgess, said, "The decision for the legislation ...

ASIC steps up investigation into SMSF fraud

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has successfully obtained court orders to liquidate two Queensland-based self-managed super fund (SMSFs) advice business accused of misleading investors. Yesterday the Federal Court appointed Michael ...

CFS FirstWrap regains platform top spot

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... improved its score the most in 2012, deploying retail superannuation, retail insurance and group insurance in addition to SMSF enhancements. The report also found that spending on new development fell in 2012 overall, shrinking to just $100m across the ...

Magellan wins $3bn milestone mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... recently introduced Microsoft, which adds to Google and Ebay. The group has witnessed the growth of Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) looking to diversify their portfolio with global equities and about 20 or 25 per cent of its investors are now SMSFs. ...

Dividend stocks ideal for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... the strong Australian economy, low interest rates and one of the highest dividend yields in the developed world means that SMSF investors should be rethinking ongoing high allocation to cash by diversifying into an equity strategy designed to meet the ...