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Equity Trustees makes aged care bid

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Equity Trustees is set increase its capacity to provide post-retirement solutions with the acquisition of two aged care services businesses from Paragon Care. The sale of Lifetime Planning and Tender Living Care is due to be completed by the end of ...

Shorten ups Trio super levy to $750,000

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... levy of $50." The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) have come out in support of the levy. "Increasing the maximum levy amount means the cost will be more fairly distributed ...

Software speeds up SMSF creation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... advisers and accountants can set up new self-managed super funds in under ten minutes with SMSF software which allows trustees to invest in anything from shares to bull semen. OneStepSMSF, a joint project between technology provider BGL and unified managed ...

Super insurance simplified for funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... definition. The provisions expire on June 30. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, welcomed the move saying her association was pleased to see the Government had listened to the industry. Pauline Vamos ...

Online SMSF training centre opens for trustees, advisers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
A new training centre for self-managed super fund trustees and financial advisers was launched yesterday, providing a much-needed resource for the burgeoning SMSF industry. The SMSF Academy is an online community and resource dedicated to helping those ...

New port mgr for Equity Trustees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Fund manager, Equity Trustees, has announced the appointment of a new portfolio manager. John Terlikar has accepted the role as portfolio manager for the EQT Mortgage Income Fund, with a focus on mortgages. In the role, Terlikar will work with retiring ...

Super crime loophole to snap shut

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... Industry (Supervision) Regulations 1994 and the Retirement Savings Accounts Regulations 1997 would enable superannuation trustees and retirement savings account providers to comply with federal, state and territory forfeiture orders for the proceeds ...

SPAA warns on year-end pitfalls

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... period for non-concessional super contributions having completed their previous bring forward period on June 30 2010. "Trustees and their advisers should take care to properly identify the start and end dates of any bring forward periods to ensure their ...

Count, NAB targets SMSFs through SPAA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Major planning dealer groups including Count Financial and NAB Financial Planning are now targeting SMSF trustees through a newly-launched membership process by Self-managed super fund professionals association of Australia (SPAA). The streamlined process ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... financial planners teaming up to target self managed super funds but are wary of the pitfalls. Self managed super fund trustees are increasingly adding property investments to their portfolios with real estate firms and planners keen to capitalise. "I've ...