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PowerSuper launches warrant product

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have more options to purchase property after PowerSuper launched its warrant loan product. The product uses funding from ING DIRECT and is structured to ensure the SMSF trustee has complete control of the investment. ...

Aviva offers pensioner relief after redemption freeze

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Aviva Australia has taken the extraordinary step to provide self-funded retirees and self managed super fund (SMSF) members on its Navigator platform their 'full' pension payments until the end of this year, when those payments would have been significantly ...

ATO security blunder sparks review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is issuing more than 3,000 self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees with new tax file numbers and reviewing its security measures after it lost a CD containing highly sensitive trustee information. The tax file numbers ...

Trustee education top issue for SMSFs: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The key issue facing self-managed super funds is trustee training and education, said Chris Pearce, Shadow Minister for Financial Services. "It is my understanding that most self managed superannuation trustees are well equipped to make sound judgments ...

Perpetual seeks SMSF leadership role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Perpetual is striving for a leadership position in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector to prevent over-regulation and ensure trustees can access the right information fresh after purchasing SMSF administration firm, smartsuper. Andrew Bloore ...

Macq inv lending sale won't hit Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... Macquarie Bank's decision to sell its $3 billion investment lending arm is not expected to affect its Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) leveraged property product, Property Lever. Dean Firth, Macquarie relationship banking executive director, said the group's ...

Perpetual makes key move into SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... platforms, Eric Wang, said the acquisition was a vital component of the group's strategy to establish a stronger presence in the SMSF space. "Perpetual has one of the larger books around DIY [do-it-yourself] funds in Australia - this is about increasing ...

SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
A new survey revealed two thirds of self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are not changing their investment strategy despite almost half experiencing paper losses. The AMP Capital/Investment Trends 2008 SMSF Investor Report found 46 per cent of SMSFs ...

Gen Y prizes property

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... diversify their investments to lower risk, but they are also more likely to establish a self-managed super fund. This segment of SMSF investors however, is shown to favour diversification strategies over those who have not set up a fund. "DIY investors ...

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... Macquarie Funds is set to launch the next version of its Gateway Trust to provide retail investors and self managed super funds (SMSF) exposure to emerging markets infrastructure, the Asian financial sector, energy and agriculture. Using research from ...