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SMSF trustee group closes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... given the opportunity to join the Australian Investors Association (AIA). Graeme Colley, vice chair at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said SMSMA spoke with SPAA about taking on its members but decided against ...

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... success stories of association membership and probably reflective of the industry it represents is the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). The association experienced a 50 per cent jump in membership numbers to March ...

Super assets to hit $2 trn by 2015: Deloitte

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
Deloitte predicts assets under the superannuation industry to hit $2 trillion in under six years, with industry funds and SMSFs taking the lion's share of projected post-retirement assets. Deloitte's actuaries, using the firm's superannuation model ...

RaboPlus adds index funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... Tim Hewson, investment manager a RaboPlus. "We have already had significant interest in index funds from self managed super fund (SMSF) investors, so we expect Vanguard's funds to be very well received." Robin Bowerman, head of retail at Vanguard Investments ...

Super changes hit retirees

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
Self-funded retirees will be hit hardest by the Federal Government's changes to super, according to Martin Murden, director of Partners Superannuation Services. According to Murden self-funded retirees are among a select few who don't hold out their ...

CBA launches capital protection funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a new capital-protected investment, Capital Series Compass, which offers investors a choice of two investment themes - an Australian share market or Australian/Hong Kong blend. The Capital Series Compass offers ...

Cavendish slashes SMSF starting fees

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Cavendish Superannuation has axed 30 per cent off the establishment fees of new self-managed super funds - easing the cost for financial advisers with clients looking to set up SMSFs. SMSF specialist Cavendish announced that establishment fees for all ...

TRIS creates confusion: Partners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... and decide to take from their super with the intention of paying it back later," he said. Murden said self managed super fund (SMSF) are usually the biggest segment of the market that fail to comply with the rules. Those aged between 55 and 59 years ...

Netwealth adds tech services manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
The netwealth group appointed former Genesys Wealth Advisers executive, Keat Chew to head of technical services, as part of a strategy to develop a technical services division. This is the first time the group has hired a technical services manager. ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Speculation the government will cut back the health insurance rebate for high income earners lends weight to where it might wield the superannuation axe. A story published this morning in the Australian newspaper reports that the health insurance rebate ...