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Magellan wins $3bn milestone mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... it recently introduced Microsoft, which adds to Google and Ebay. The group has witnessed the growth of Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) looking to diversify their portfolio with global equities and about 20 or 25 per cent of its investors are now SMSFs. ...

New regime for accountants: Shorten

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... explained. Rainmaker research, based on Australian Tax Office figures, recently showed that on average, four self managed super funds (SMSFs) are created every hour.

SMSFs drive ASX growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) are boosting the health of the local bourse, with $165 billion of their assets invested in Exchange products, making up 38 per cent of total exchange assets. Exchange Traded Products (ETP) is on top of the SMSF product ...

ASIC slaps biggest fine ever

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... Jacqueline Hobbs and 12 other people, he operated unlicensed funds that targeted Australian investors and self managed super funds. More than $55 million was invested in 14 individual investment funds in countries including New Zealand, the United States ...

WHK appoints SMSF head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
Accounting and advisory firm WHK Group has appointed Susie Salmon as head of self managed super funds (SMSF). The appointment of a specialist senior SMSF professional by a major accountancy group highlights the additional resources financial services ...

Industrial property funds draw SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
As the cash rate drops to three per cent, Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are turning their attention towards the industrial property market in search for low-risk funds with higher-than-cash returns. Charter Hall Direct Property head Richard Stacker ...

Topdocs automates SMSF deed updating

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Self Managed Super Funds document provider Topdocs released today the Topdocs SMSF Deed Update, an automated update system for deeds. The new system allows professionals save time updating SMSF deeds after legislative and rule changes. "The new update ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... need to ensure they understand incoming regulation that makes it harder to transfer listed assets into self managed super funds. Speaking yesterday at the opening session of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) national conference ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... technical director Peter Burgess said the system needs to be reformed. He cites recent cases where people in self managed super funds were charged a 93% tax rate on excess contributions by the Australian Tax Office, even though it was an honest mistake. ...

Macquarie launches SMSF Toolkit for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Macquarie Group has launched a Self Managed Super Funds Toolkit for advisers. The new service allows advisers to find all kinds of information and tools about SMSF in the one place, including calculators from Macquarie MAStech team, which calculate ...