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More planners gain SMSF cred

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... also required, said SPAA. "Managing an SMSF requires a specific set of skills and knowledge. Our goal is for more SMSF trustees to understand the importance of specialist advice and to seek out SPAA accredited practitioners," she said.

ETFs tough to white label

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... small activity on that one ETF," he said. ETFs have received the biggest support from self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees and boutique financial advisers. "Boutique financial advisers are definitely using ETFs more than the mainstream dealer group ...

Olive branch for SMSF art investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... a professional trustee - is appointed to oversee operations. "Currently I don't believe there are any small APRA fund trustees that directly offer this service," said Heffron. "There's a big gap in the market and the art industry will need to work with ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... difference with existing default fund options is that MySuper will have an embedded single retirement product chosen by the trustees. The report noted that at present, the retirement income product market has been underdeveloped, mainly because many ...

Cooper recommends info dashboard for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... easily they can withdraw or access their funds. Fees will be ranked against other APRA funds. The review also recommended trustees provide and maintain a website that shows information about the fund and the fund's management for free. The Australian ...

Cooper Review wants bigger role for APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... final report. Putting APRA at the head of the reforms is a necessity because the Review has clearly stated that it is trustees who run the system and so change can only come through those same trustees. "Nearly all the issues looked at in the Review ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... funds industry for more than a decade. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has written to super fund trustees telling them that following consultations with ASIC, the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Investment ...

Bookmakers fund adopts liquidity strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... closed for an extended period of time in order to allow the illiquid assets to be realised at reasonable prices." Equity Trustees Limited is the trustee of the Bookmakers Superannuation Fund.

ITM and Sequential partner for service

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... management firms looking to consolidate systems or products or outsource administration. ITM is a data specialist that assists trustees, sponsors and service providers in maintaining the quality of record-keeping data systems. Sequential is a consultant ...

Telstra Super appoints Leggo as chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... and growth. Leggo was recognised as trustee of the year earlier in 2010 by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Telstra Super chief executive, Martin Crowe, said that Leggo's appointment was an important one for the fund. "David has extensive ...