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New research backs diversified SMSF portfolios

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
New research conducted by the SMSF Association and the University of Adelaide confirms self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that have diversified investment portfolios outperform those that do not. The research, based on financial statement data from over ...

Plans to remedy NALI, NALE issues welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... implications of this ruling for both APRA-regulated funds and SMSFs." Non-arm's length expenses (NALE) occur when a self-managed super fund's expenses are less than the amount they would have been if parties were operating on an arm's length basis. Non-arm's ...

Popularity soars for managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... more, a third of managed account users say these structures are appropriate for millennials (aged under 35) and self-managed super funds (SMSFs). "When it comes to implementing responsible investing solutions, the vast majority, or 76%, of advisers prefer ...

Industry funds buoyed by unlisted assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... would be $36,954 better off on average at the end of June 2021 compared to being a member of a retail fund or a self-managed super fund. ISA attributed the 63% of the outperformance to industry funds' appetite for unlisted physical assets and 37% to ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... belongs to women, while the figure is slightly lower for retail funds at 39%. Forty-one percent of savings in self-managed super funds is owned by women. For public sector and corporate super funds, the ratio of women's ownership is much lower at ...

ASIC stands against suspicious SMSF auditing

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
To help protect the integrity of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) audits, ASIC has accepted voluntary cancellations or imposed conditions on the registration of several SMSF auditors. These auditors were involved in reciprocal audit arrangements ...

Member contributions lift super assets to $3.5tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... assets comprised MySuper products of $950.1 billion, which recorded the highest year-on-year growth rate of 18%. Self-managed super funds hit $876.7 billion, experiencing the next biggest movement of 13% over the year. Within the sectors, industry funds ...

HUB24 completes Class acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
HUB24's acquisition of self-managed super fund technology provider Class has finalised. The platform announced the takeover in October 2021 and folded the technology firm into a new business unit this month. The acquisition saw Class chief executive ...

ATO underestimates SMSF performance: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... yesterday released their findings after a joint examination of the financial performance of a large sample of self-managed super funds. The examination, which took place over the period 2017-2019, comprised of over 489.000 unique observations with data ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... range will bring," he said. "We also continue to see value in expanding the Covenant over time so that the self-managed super sector can benefit from a greater focus on retirement incomes." In response to the passing of the CCIV regime, Challenger chief ...