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Super fund inflows reach record highs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
Australians pumped record sums into their superannuation funds over the June quarter, with $72 billion in total inflows marking the largest quarterly increase in history, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA ...

Dalton Nicol Reid seals MBO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... able to grow a business at least at twenty per cent per annum." 70 per cent of the company's portfolios are self managed super funds, with average account balances approximately $1 million. The company was also previously the target of a takeover bid ...

ATO releases draft rulings on SMSFs

The Tax Office has released the first in a series of draft rulings on self managed super funds (SMSFs) and has called on the public for comment. Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo said these products will provide better guidance to superannuation professionals ...

ING launches SMSF kit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
ING has launched a new self managed super fund (SMSF) starter kit, called ING DIY Super Service, to help individuals establish and manage an SMSF with an adviser's help. Clients, through their adviser, will be able to use more sophisticated wealth management ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... regulation anyway. "They were also directly targeted at retail and not wholesale investors even though with a self managed super fund you can now have more than half a million dollars and still essentially be a retail investor," he said. Ian Laughlin ...

DIY fund insurance more tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... managing director of the super fund, said, "It can be more tax effective for life insurance to be held in a self managed super fund (SMSF) instead of paying for the policy from after-tax dollars outside of super." He explained having different types ...

Super Concepts buys Super Design

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
ING-owned self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist Super Concepts has purchased Super Designs, expanding their reach in the ever-expanding SMSF market. Early this week, Super Concepts posted a 177 per cent increase in funds established in the last ...

SMSF numbers show huge jump

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) manager Super Concepts has recorded a 177 per cent increase in funds established last financial year, pushing funds under administration over the $2 billion mark. The growth spurt marks a 21 per cent increase ...

Super changes push SMSFs through planner doors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
Thanks to recent changes in superannuation laws, 55 per cent of all self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees now use planners, up from a third in December 2005, according the latest AMP/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds: Investor and Planner ...

SMSFs and mergers drive Macq property fund growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Macquarie Direct Property Fund (MDPF) today announced assets under management increased by almost 200 per cent over the past 12 months through a series of mergers and acquisitions that tipped in over $800m. The fund also experienced another successful ...