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Uni to offer SMSF degree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) trustee education will be boosted with plans to develop postgraduate and certificate programs in potentially half a dozen universities around Australia. "Adelaide University has developed an SMSF certificate and masters ...

ASIC zones in on accountants pushing SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
Accountants that are advising Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) clients without the proper license will be penalised accordingly, Louise DuPre, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) adviser said. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals ...

SPAA backs specialist audit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
The Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) Professionals Association of Australia is turning its attention to auditing practices, and will call on new legislation to recognise auditors accredited to work on SMSFs as specialist SMSF auditors. "We're applying ...

Govt creates super advisory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... chief executive. Also part of the group are Terry McCredden, Telstra Super chief executive; Andrea Slattery, Self Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia chief executive; Pauline Vamos, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

More education for SMSF auditors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
The growth in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector demands greater education to ensure trustees and auditors remain competent, said the ATO. Ian Read, Australian Tax Office acting deputy commissioner of superannuation, said the growth of SMSFs ...

SMSFs under microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
The federal government is consulting superannuation industry bodies to ensure self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) operators understand their responsibilities. Nick Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, said the government was closely ...

Praemium's SMSF market share soars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Praemium has become one of Australia's largest self managed super fund (SMSF) administrators after its funds under administration grew almost 50 per cent to $11 billion in twelve months. The firm has a three per cent market share in the SMSF space with ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... that have managed to escape the stockmarket plummet. "The real winners in the whole situation are those with self managed super funds that have been slack with investing their funds. They have been earning between four to six per cent in the bank accounts ...

Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... non-unitised." Other than SMAs, Knox pointed out that DIY super funds will drive the trend further. "The growth of self managed super funds and the adviser ability to penetrate this segment further will have a lot to do with their access to sophisticated ...

SMSFs lead charge

Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are fast closing in on retail funds as the largest super fund segment by total assets, based on the latest APRA statistics released last month which showed SMSFs posting higher growth than retail and other fund segments. ...