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Super's growth a challenge for ASIC: Medcraft

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... funds management, he said. Medcraft also tipped the growth of do-it-yourself super to place an increased strain on ASIC, as SMSF investors are increasingly targeted with a range of structured products, which it also polices. "Larger financial systems ...

Investors more satisfied with SMSF than pooled funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... communications director at Roy Morgan Research, says that the desire to reduce fees is a major motivation for people setting up an SMSF. "Our research shows that the major reason that people are switching to SMSF's is associated with the poor investment ...

Kohler campaign slammed by ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Save Our Super, a campaign backed by veteran financial commentator and owner of the Eureka Report Alan Kohler is poorly researched, and its alternatives underdeveloped, said an article published by the Association of Superannuation funds of Australia ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Competition for business amid the rapid growth of the SMSF industry is in danger of diluting the quality of service for the end client, according to a number of industry professionals. India-based Sundaram Business Services has been operating in Australia ...

Mercer partners with superMate in SMSF market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... platform superMate to offer its clients a more efficient service to order actuarial certificates. The self managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider 'superMate' is designed to allow accountants, wealth managers and advisers who administer SMSFs ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... fund members are satisfied with their industry fund's performance than are retail fund members but self managed super fund (SMSF) members continue to be the most satisfied. The results are reported in the latest Roy Morgan 'Superannuation Satisfaction' ...

Mortgage brokers told to target SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... only 2% of new business for brokers, 9% of Australians surveyed for Macquarie's Mood, Life and Money project already had an SMSF and more than double that number are planning to manage their own super in the future." He said with 15% of SMSF assets already ...

AMP net cash flows surge in Q3

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... Wealth Management AUM at 30 September 2012 was at $94.2 billion, up 14% on 1H 12. This includes $10 billion of AUM in AMP SMSF. At the same time, AMP Capital Investors AUM was $126.9 billion, up 3%. In addition, North cemented its position as a leading ...

Next-gen platforms cater for wealth management renaissance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... that since the GFC, up to a third of platform assets in some segments have been transferred into self managed super funds (SMSF) - a shift that's regarded as structurally unsustainable. Rainmaker analysis reveals that while SMSFs increased their superannuation ...

Core Data: Super members crave quality dialogue

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
Over half of superannuation industry's members are currently disengaged, with many claiming that better quality communication from their fund would help foster a closer relationship, according to new Core Data research. CoreData's Member Engagement ...