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Women take control of finances

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... more trust in past returns and seek a safe expected rate of return compared to 41 per cent of men. Self managed super funds (SMSF) are also a preferred super vehicle among women, with women aged between 40 to 59 more likely to have an SMSF than men. ...

Options for retiring SMSF trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... of self managed super funds (SMSFs) could soon convert into Small APRA Funds (SAFs) in tandem with longevity issues facing SMSF trustees. Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at accountants and advisers HLB Mann Judd Sydney, says that with the number ...

SuperCentral hires Negline

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
SuperCentral has hired Tony Negline as a consultant to promote the firm's online self managed super fund (SMSF) trust deed update service. Negline previously worked at ING Australia and opened his own consultancy business in 2001. He will promote SuperCentral ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
The growth of SMSFs is holding steady amid the market downturn, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery, said the number of SMSFs established has remained constant between 2,500 to 3,000 ...

ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is giving self managed super fund (SMSF) auditors a helping hand with eSAT, a electronic superannuation compliance audit tool. The audit tool provides a reference feature, relevant case studies and a list of questions ...

Austock MA service signs six

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Austock Asset Management has already signed six financial planning dealer groups and boutiques to its new managed account service after partnering with Investment Administration Services. Austock Asset Management's partnership with managed account technology ...

Super Concepts scores $600m admin coup

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
Self managed super fund (SMSF) administrator, Super Concepts, is to administer approximately $150 million on behalf of 154 CommSec clients, a deal signed four months after YourChoice clients, with $450 million in SMSF assets, also moved to the ING-owned ...

SMSF trustee fails sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
SMSF trustee Gerard Karl Little has been charged by ASIC for failing the sole purpose test after he obtained early access to funds and pocketed $685,000 in commissions. Little, of Castlecrag, New South Wales, appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court ...

MTAA Super is fund of the year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... performing super fund over the past twenty years. Another South Australian-based superannuation group, Cavendish, was awarded SMSF provider of the Year.

SMSF industry needs official auditors: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Growing scrutiny on the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry highlights the importance of an accredited SMSF auditors, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation ...