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Millennials fastest growing SMSF cohort

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... Eric Blewitt theorised that young people are becoming more aware of super due to the regulatory focus on the industry. "SMSFs have traditionally been the domain of those with higher fund balances and those approaching the decumulation phase," he said. ...

ASIC shuts down unlicensed investment scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... Gold Coast-based directors Aryn Hala and Heidi Walters. Hala allegedly told investors that he can help them invest their SMSFs and then loan that money to A One Multi and earn annual investment returns of over 20%. ASIC claims that between 1 January ...

Advisers query super changes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... their retirement savings back to where they were." Further to this, advisers wanted to know details of COVID-19 relief for SMSFs. SMSF trustees and related parties who have been unable to return to Australia due to travel restrictions will not see their ...

Shaw and Partners awards tech mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... solution has resulted in accelerating registration and enabling electronic identity verification for individuals, companies and SMSFs across execution, general advice, sophisticated and professional investors. "We are delighted to partner with LAB Group ...

New private opportunities fund launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... Opportunities Fund will provide exposure to an asset class that can be difficult to access for individual investors and SMSFs," NAOS managing director Sebastian Evans said. "Yet the opportunity set in this sector is great - there are almost 50,000 private ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... release of the Retirement Income Covenant exposure draft legislation, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said SMSFs raised concerns in the past about providing a retirement income strategy and the implications it will have for the sector. ...

SMSF establishments soar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
The popularity of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is on the rise with increased establishments and fewer wind ups in the year to June end, data from the ATO shows. There are currently 597,900 SMSFs with 1.1 million members. Throughout the ...

ETF use grows in SMSFs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
The take-up of exchange traded funds (ETFS) in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) is on a steady rise, almost matching the proportion invested in managed funds. The latest Class Annual Benchmark Report: SMSF Resilience in a time of constant change ...

Stockspot hires from Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... in the newly created role on August 16. She will lead product initiatives to support Stockspot's direct clients including SMSFs, and accountants and advisers with whom Stockspot shares clients. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/vanguard-super-appoints-board-179363111 ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... down to NFP super funds - the bulk of the super system - reducing their holdings in recent years. While retail funds and SMSFs are increasing their allocations to Australian equities, NFPs have reduced theirs from 24% in 2013 to 19% in 2021. "This reset ...