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Tyndall AM restructures distribution

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... manager - researcher relationships, responsible for managing research houses, asset consultants, private banks and SMSF trustees. The new private wealth business reflects the importance of intermediaries, particularly the growing significance of private ...

AIST appoints executive manager of education

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Meegan George to the newly created role of executive manager - education. George will head up the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees's (AIST) education team and assume ...

Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... have recently increased allocations to direct equities, despite volatility in the markets. "This report highlights what trustees really do when they have control and flexibility and how they choose their assets to hold, including cash/near cash assets," ...

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... Miller said. "It's not up to APRA to set investment strategies, but I do think APRA has to be seen to publicly direct trustees to be aware of known risks... In some ways we can take liquidity risk - mentioned many times, for some kind of proxy for actually ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (the SIS Act). "This is the section of the Act that allows fund trustees to acquire listed securities from a related party without breaching the general prohibition on acquiring assets from a related ...

APRA warns trustees about data integrity

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to superannuation fund trustees to outline its expectations on data integrity requirements, warning that while there has been some improvement, funds still have a good way to go before the industry ...

NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... with small transactions and no fees, providing the opportunity to build a footprint in the stock market. To help SMSF trustees manage their financial obligations, the SMSF can only contribute a small portion of the total fund value into NAB Super Lever. ...

Advisers optimistic on SMSFs despite changing skill set

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... the cost structure of the entire industry is in a state of flux, Lovett said, referring to prior research which shows trustees are willing to pay up to $2000 more for additional specialist advice. "The whole value chain is shifting and the advice piece ...

APRA updates MySuper FAQ guide

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... legislative or regulatory barrier to a pension product having the same underlying investment strategy as a MySuper product". Trustees will have four years to transition their insurance arrangements. APRA noted that a fund member's accrued balance in ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... steps to prevent them becoming victims. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said the impact of the global financial crisis and recent low super fund returns meant more people were worried about whether ...