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SIPPs back their expertise

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... could do a better job at managing investments than a pension fund manager. SIPP accounts are similar to a self managed super fund (SMSF) where investors are in control of the asset allocation of their retirement funds. "Throughout the market turmoil ...

...and targets SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP is moving into the burgeoning self managed super fund (SMSF) market by launching the firm's Ascend SMSF product. Paul Sainsbury, director of product manufacturing at AMP, said the product allows trustees to have complete control over their fund ...

ATO relays transitional rules concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning accountants and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees to be wary of promotions that advertise selling an inactive pre-1999 SMSF with a related trust. In some cases, promoters have claimed any investments ...

Supercorp buys MYOB super software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Brisbane based, Supercorp Australia, has bought the superannuation software business from MYOB. MYOB supports hundreds of accounting firms across Australia in lodging statutory accounts for self managed super funds (SMSFs). Kurt Groeneveld, Supercorp ...

OneVue partners with Super Concepts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
OneVue has teamed up with self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist, Super Concepts to provide an integrated SMSF administration service that allows advisers to easily meet compliance requirements and invest in a range of different assets. Brett Marsh ...

Van Eyk enhances risk ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... planners to thoroughly read the research reports before recommending a fund or product to clients at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference last week. He said financial planners should not simply rely on ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
The self managed super fund (SMSF) industry needs to act fast to allay government concerns on governance and education or face more crippling regulation, according to industry experts. Speaking at a roundtable following minister for superannuation and ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The average self managed super fund (SMSF) posted a gross loss of more than 11 per cent in the twelve months to June last year, beating the S&P/ASX 100 over the same period, according to new research. Using Praemium data which contained around 4,500 ...

SPAA awards industry's best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) recognised the best and brightest professionals in the sector with Jenny Power and Joanne Heighway winning the Chairman's Award and CEO Scholarship respectively. At the SPAA ...

ATO targets early access and in-house rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... targeting illegal early access to retirement savings and stepping up its compliance activities to ensure self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees don't break the law. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference yesterday ...