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Vanguard ETFs reach $100m mark

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Vanguard Investments Australia's exchange traded funds (ETFs) has exceeded $100 million under management, just 10 months after their launch. Launched in May 2009, the Vanguard range of ETFs includes the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (VAS); the ...

SPAA names award winners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... regulatory sub committee. Meanwhile, Julie Taylor, sole director at Keep It Simple Super, won the CEO Scholarship for her work in SMSF accounting and compliance documentation. Her business services 11 accounting and financial planning firms, and direct ...

No cane toad approach to SMSF shake-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... Review's chair Jeremy Cooper said they won't be adopting a 'cane toad' solution to the industry's flaws. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) Conference in Melbourne today, Cooper said the review had not come to any final ...

Coin upgrades SoA services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Coin Software has rolled out a new Comprehensive Statement of Advice (SoA) template to help financial advisers with their admin needs. The launch was part of an upgrade for Coin Office v3.4. The Comprehensive SoA template allows advisers to provide ...

More SMSFs comply with ATO rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Michael D'Ascenzo, commissioner of taxation at the Australian Tax Office, has commended the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry after the number of SMSF trustees that lodged their returns on time rose 11 per cent on the prior lodgement period. Speaking ...

Limited advice from accountants face hurdles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... around super. Slattery said the limited licence could mean that Australians would get unbiased advice on whether or not an SMSF is appropriate for them. Accountants would still not be able to provide investment advice under SPAA's proposal to the review. ...

AXA AP angles for bigger slice of Aus market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... post-retirement market and self managed super funds (SMSFs) at a time when the bulk of the baby boomers are retiring and the SMSF market continue to grow. According to Towers Watson, some three million Australian baby boomers are going to retire in the ...

Powerwrap to ease corporate actions hassles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... Varlamos, chief executive at Powerwrap. Varlamos said the new service is also ideal for planners with self managed super fund (SMSF) clients as it integrates easily with SMSF software providers BGL and APS Desktop Super. But where Powerwrap could make ...

Supercorp software adds 2,000 users

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Supercorp Technology's self managed super fund (SMSF) administration software is being used to process more than 2,000 SMSFs just four months after the solution was launched. The firm's software, superMate, was launched in October last year as the next ...

Women on top of SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... more women involved, argue industry experts. Product providers new to the industry should understand the demographics in the SMSF landscape, and recognise that women are now playing a more integral role in the management of their SMSFs. Australian Business ...