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Superannuation needs more regulatory resilience: ASIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... themselves. Growth in fixed income, property and cash and managed investment schemes are activities regulated by ASIC. With SMSF growing in size they will be targeted with a range of products including structured products, again regulated by ASIC," Medcraft ...

Shorten locks down accountant timeline

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has committed to a two week deadline for legislation surrounding the role of accountants in the advice industry, in addition to reaffirming his plans to raise contribution caps. Speaking at the Self-Managed Super ...

New cost estimates see MySuper equal SuperStream

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... surveys, conducted 12 months apart involved 34 executives representing industry, retail and corporate funds, in addition to SMSF administrators, public sector and fund administrators. Despite rhetoric over the impact of account consolidation as part ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... transparency and trust in addition to higher fees in the current return environment. Despite $113 billion in cash in the SMSF structure as at May 2011 and excess cash of $39 billion, only one in eight SMSF investors have plans to put money in managed ...

Cavendish MD named SPAA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... succeed Sharyn Long as chair of SPAA for a fixed two year period, in addition to his current role as managing director for SMSF administrator, Cavendish Superannuation. The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) announced ...

Stonger Super second tranche amendments released

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The government has released amendments to the second tranche of the Stronger Super legislation. This includes expanding the covenants for registrable superannuation entity (RSE) licensees, applying new trustee duties to trustees of an RSE that offers ...

SPAA SMSF award winners announced

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... its national conference held in Sydney. The Chairman's award for most outstanding contribution by a member to SPAA and the SMSF sector went to Cameron Reed, director of International Professional Services. The CEO scholarship, awarded to an SMSF professional ...

Video SoAs on the cards

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... introduction of scaled advice will be an enormous opportunity for advisers, according to Aaron Dunn, managing director of The SMSF Academy, who told delegates to be aware of and embrace new tools to their advantage. "What the Government is intending ...

SMSFs focus on risk reduction: report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) and Russell Investments today launched the second annual SMSF report which revealed a focus among trustees on risk reduction and increased interest in SMSFs among a younger demographic. ...

New MLC unit focuses on accountants servicing SMSFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
MLC has established a new team to focus on establishing the right advice and licensing arrangements for accountants wishing to advise clients on SMSFs. The new unit, called MLC Accountant Solutions was set up in response to the volume of enquiries from ...