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Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... said. Magellan's executive chairman Dr Brett Cairns said: "Data from the Australian Taxation Office highlights that SMSF trustees (and retail investors alike) are too reliant on Australian equities and cash, arguably as a result of the ease of access ...

Details of new SMSF accreditation revealed

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... with areas focusing on the law, advice, accounting and auditing. It's tailored towards arming helping professionals arm trustees with everything they need to run an SMSF," she said. The pace of the course is dictated by the person taking it but is expected ...

PM Capital global fund boosts income growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... expensive. "The value proposition when we listed the PGF remains relevant as Australian investors generally, and SMSF trustees in particular, are significantly underweighted in offshore investments"

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... because of investment strategy implications - there are governance ramifications, too, if it leads to a conflict between trustees' responsibilities to fund members and the political agendas of their sponsoring trade union. Which, perhaps, explains why ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... legislation, and the effects measured before we scrap them off hand." Burgess acknowledged that governance breaches arising from trustees borrowing from their fund (21.5% of breaches) or for in-house assets (19% of breaches) were too high and need to ...

Pro-active, timely responses avoid SMSF penalties

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... realistic plan to correct instances of non-compliance is the best way for self-managed super fund (SMSF) members and trustees to avoid penalties from the ATO. That was the advice dispensed by ATO director of SMSF income tax & regulatory programs for ...

SMSF Association introduces new accreditation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... to education, a commitment that simply reflects the demand by our members to continually improve their competency and trustees who want to be more informed." The new initiatives are designed to complement the existing SSA Pathways Program which has been ...

In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... in senior management, super funds have done far better than listed companies, but given the talent pool left untapped, trustees can do more to fix the gender gap within their ranks. Back in 2010, Financial Standard attended the Women in Super roundtable ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... Cbus, becoming its chief executive and later its chair. A statement issued by Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), stated: "She was an integral part of many industry initiatives including being a founding member of the Conference of ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has fuelled the rapid growth of an extensive range of unbundled services that promise trustees greater choice and control, as well as lower costs than traditional bundled services. However as Darren Speirs reports, the ...