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Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Less than half of the retired self managed super fund trustees contacted for a survey released yesterday said that they either plan to change their asset allocations or had already done so. Yesterday Russell Investments and The SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Interest rate cuts in December 2012 drove Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) trustees from cash holdings to fixed interest and direct property investments, Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey found. Cash holdings fell 1.9% to 24.5% in the December ...

DomaCom to partner with Perpetual on new platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... the next generation. According to DomaCom, the new platform aims to match the time horizons of both retirees and SMSF trustees who want "an allocation to property of their choice in locations of their choice".

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... ETF market. They should become a very important tool in the future, not just for institutional investors, but for SMSFs trustees to have a look at them too." The latest data from BlackRock, which is the largest supplier of ETFs for the global market ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... contributions from such workers to CBUS," Fletcher said. CBUS recently won an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees award for transparency in its annual report. It also won a SelectingSuepr award for transparency.

Australia becomes fourth largest pension pool

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... DB-dominated markets of the Netherlands and Canada, according to the report. "The Australian dominance of DC enables trustees to place priority on long-term risk-adjusted returns, whereas in countries with a greater bias to DB, matching liabilities is ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... system more efficient. "The ability to identify registered SMSF auditors is critical in underpinning confidence for SMSF trustees," said ASIC senior executive Ged Fitzpatrick. Auditors who decide to get registered will need to complete at least one audit ...

AIST lashes out at Coalition

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit out at a Federal Opposition decision not to support the Gillard Government's low income super rebate. Yesterday the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents ...

Funds unlikely to follow HOSTPLUS to PST

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... one industry expert has said that that HOSTPLUS's move could be part of an effort to attract self managed super fund trustees into the fund. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said that any superannuation ...

CBUS to review products to tempt SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... people in self managed superannuation funds. Last week fellow industry super fund HOSTPLUS said self managed super fund trustees could be able to invest in the fund's platforms if it goes ahead with a plan to become a Pooled Superannuation Trust, which ...