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McKinnon to leave Perpetual

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... distribution. A company-wide review beginning in May 2011 led to a number of operating changes including the sale of its SMSF administration business and shutting down the group's Dublin operations. December also saw the announcement former star performing ...

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
The peak body for SMSFs has welcomed the latest Australian Tax Office statistics which show SMSF assets have grown at twice the rate of total super industry assets in the past five years to June 30 2010. According to the "Self Managed Super Funds: a ...

Perpetual changes distribution focus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... to a company-wide review, which has lead to a number of significant operating changes including the sale of the smartsuper SMSF administration business and shutting down of its Dublin -based operations, Perpetual said it found the business model of its ...

Industry welcomes Shorten's promotion

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... Australian financial services sector reform, so it's critical that the Government continues to engage with industry, including the SMSF sector, during this period in order to produce an optimum outcome that benefits all stakeholders," said SPAA chair ...

Round two of Stronger Super revealed

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Superannuation industry bodies have until January 13 to make submissions on the second tranche of the government's Stronger Super legislation, unveiled late yesterday. The latest exposure draft follows the introduction of the first part of the Superannuation ...

New Count chief talks products

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... executive of Count Financial, David Lane, is already planning new products and services for Count members with a keen eye on SMSF market access. Count Financial was officially acquired by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) at 10am on December 9 ...

Super assets take a hit in September

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... billion) and corporate funds 4.8 per cent ($1.0 billion). The APRA figures also revealed that the number of funds in the SMSF space surpassed the number of (APRA regulated) super funds at over 450,000 SMSFs compared with 381,000.

SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... the sector received some clarification around the point. "It is inevitable that we will see more self-managed super funds (SMSF) moving into this space to purchase properties. But there is this fear that it will become out of control and become the main ...

MasterKey Custom upgrades to MLC Wrap

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... features and benefits with MLC Wrap incorporating MasterKey Custom's portfolio management tools and self-managed super fund (SMSF) offer with MLC's Navigator technology and Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs). Other features now available to MasterKey ...

Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... retirees. "Continuation of drawdown relief for self-funded retirees is a welcome decision for trustees who are seeing their SMSF balances still being battered by equity markets," said Michael Lorimer, chair of SISFA. "The Government is recognising the ...