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Total super industry assets grow to $1.31 trillion: APRA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Total assets in the super industry, including SMSFs and balance of life office statutory funds, increased by $15.8 bn to $1.31 trillion in the year ending December 31, 2011. Latest quarterly super performance figures from APRA show an increase of $23.8 ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... their other ETFs has recently launched a range of fixed income indices with the ASX. Russell Investments will be targeting SMSF investors with ETFs that track a lesser-known index, taking on the additional requirements of publishing the index holding ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... Bank has introduced online access to 10 years worth of historic cash management account statements to support the growing SMSF market. Driven by feedback from stakeholders, the historic CMA statements are secured within the bank's online portal for access ...

ATO warns SMSFs on property transfers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... property transfers into super funds, signalling a crackdown into the practice. "The only real estate you can transfer into your SMSF is business real property. You cannot transfer a residential investment into your SMSF. You also cannot transfer a property ...

AIA partners with AGI

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... partnered with Australian Group Insurance to offer self managed super funds online access to insurance at wholesale rates. The SMSF Master Insurance Plan represents AIA Australia's first targeted offering to the SMSF sector, which represents one third ...

Mason Stevens buys 2020 Funds Management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... new entity, One Capital Management. Mason Stevens and 2020 Funds Management product capabilities, with a new focus on the SMSF market, will be merged under a new brand, One Capital Asset Management, and include a range of asset classes including equities ...

Securitor launches accountant SMSF solution

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
BT dealer group Securitor has launched a new solution for accountants who provide SMSF advice and would need to transition the business under the proposed framework for the removal of accountants' exemption. The Federal Government announced in 2010 ...

Australian First Mortgage and SuperShift form alliance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... First Mortgage and SuperShift Australia have joined forces to offer mortgage brokers the facility to be able to take part in SMSF limited recourse loans. The alliance, which sees the creation of the AFM SuperShift product, means brokers can now offer ...

Growth in popularity of lifecycle strategies: PIMCO

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Super funds will increasingly move toward strategies such as lifecycle strategies that de-risk an investor's portfolio as members near retirement, according to PIMCO. The new research claims this approach could eventually replace existing "balanced" ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The SMSF market is an untapped resource for many advisers who should capitalise on the growing popularity of self managed super funds. That's according to Alex Francois, head of distribution, investments at Provident Capital, who believes SMSFs are ...