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SMSFs take up instalment warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... SuperConcepts national sales and marketing manager, agreed that instalment warrants will become more popular with SMSF trustees. He said SMSF trustees may have been scared off previously using instalment warrants after the Australian Tax Office (ATO) ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... implications when transferring assets. Graeme Colley, SuperConcepts superannuation strategy manager, said the number of SMSF trustees moving assets into their fund to avoid paying excess contributions tax would be far from significant. He said D'Ascenzo ...

Asgard enhances SMSF admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... SMSF service on the Asgard platform." Andrew Bloore, smartsuper chief executive, said their service would assist SMSF trustees, advisers and members to monitor their fund's assets and investment strategy. "Asgard can now build on its existing straightforward ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... Slattery, chief executive of SPAA. In its submission, SPAA also said legislatively mandated training standards for SMSF trustees is anti-competitive because it would severely restrict access to the SMSF sector. Ruth Liew and

SMSF trustees wise up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... investments in the name of trustees. Martin Murden, Partners Superannuation Services director, said the research indicated SMSF trustees were making more of an effort to understand their roles. Despite the significant improvement in ATO compliance, trustees ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... Established in August 2007, the association aims to help the SMSF sector maintain its integrity via advocacy on behalf of SMSF trustees and the provision of education and technical resources. Board members of the SMSMA include chief executive, Peter ...

Uni to offer SMSF degree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... the idea that with better knowledge comes better decisions," said Slattery. "Don't forget that research has shown SMSF trustees are better educated than the majority of the market."

Striking a balance on SMSF direct property

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... proportion of the portfolio is not devoted to that asset," said Anderson. This is particularly important when the SMSF trustees move into the pension phase and has to meet death or pension payments. "If you've got property and it hasn't got tenancy ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property of their choice using a 'limited recourse' ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... executive, said while she had only seen "a couple" so far, the funds' direct ASX 200 investment option provided a way for SMSF trustees to save money and still keep the freedom they desired. "I mean, this is a lot cheaper than having a self managed fund," ...