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The golden age of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The post retirement sector is expected to grow at 27 per cent in the next five years, with the self managed super funds (SMSF) sector set to grow at nearly twice that rate, according to Andrew Gale, partner at Trowbridge Deloitte. Speaking at the Financial ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Industry super funds' direct share investment options are tempting some self managed super funds (SMSFs) to rollover their accounts to save themselves the administration burdens and still keep the flexibility. Julie Lander, CARE Super chief executive ...

No super for many small businesses

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... to high degrees of satisfaction with their retirement provisions. Graeme Colley, technical manager of ING's self managed super fund administration product provider Super Concepts, questioned the figures' accuracy. "If the question was 'Do you have any ...

IWL enters MA ring

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
IWL has entered the increasingly crowded managed accounts space with its new portfolio administration and tax reporting system, Virtual Broker Wrap. The product merges the company's wholesale Echelon portfolio administration and tax software with their ...

SMSFs navigate savings

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
Self managed super funds (SMSFs) could be the next big client segment of Aviva's Navigator platform, thanks to their online account linking service, according to general manager of wealth management products, Andrew Barker. The feature, which treats ...

Multiport MAs tops $200 million mark

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Self managed super fund services provider Multiport has announced it has passed the $200 million mark in funds under administration for its managed accounts. Multiport's managed accounts service is primarily used by boutique dealer groups, which offer ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... Boutique financial services group Calliva has taken advantage of recent changes in borrowing legislation for self managed super funds (SMSF) to offer direct commercial property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance ...

Another DIY take on home ownership

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... has launched what it claims is Australia's first residential structured investments product that will allow Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) investors access to the returns of residential property without direct ownership. Lance Vassarotti, fund manager ...

DIY investors all cashed up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Self managed super fund (SMSF) investors may not have a crystal ball on hand but a new survey found that many of them sold out of property and equities well before the July/August market correction. A joint study of more than 2,100 SMSFs back in May ...

DIY funds get legal warrant access

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
... fluctuating policy and regulatory decisions by passing legislation to allow the use of instalment warrants for self managed super funds (SMSFs). While the legislation still requires Royal Ascent, this is generally seen as a rubber-stamping exercise ...