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Super tax changes could boost SMSFs: MultiPort

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Multiple super accounts may seem inefficient, but for others they are actually a legitimate strategy if properly implemented. Philip La Greca, technical services director for MultiPort, said superannuation investors trying manage tax on benefits for ...

Netwealth expands into SMSF servicing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The netwealth group, already one of the most flexible platform groups in the market, has added yet more features with the acquisition of a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) administration business. Michael Heine, managing director of netwealth ...

SMSFs are about control not speculation: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
A new survey has found half of all self managed super fund members are aged 55 or younger who want control over their money rather than higher risk. The survey, conducted by research firm Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association ...

More super incentives from the Treasurer

... superannuation purposes - and by doing so, pay the appropriate tax rate on their super. As for the growing Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will receive more funding to monitor DIY funds. The policy changes ...

SMSFs turning to managed funds

Self managed super fund (SMSF) clients are finding it easy to manage their investments but are becoming more defensive, increasingly opting for managed funds. The findings were released yesterday by AMP Capital Investors and Investment Trends, whose ...

Aurora to IPO $150 million buy-write trust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... market. Aurora said the trust, with a minimum subscription of only $2,000, will be suited to individual or self managed super fund investors seeking income returns that include franking credits that come bundled with medium term capital growth.

Accountants come under shadow shop radar

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... difficulties of that exemption being observed and practiced. It's difficult to advise on the strategies for self managed super funds, and not the products that go into the structure." Belinda Robinson, financial planning technical adviser to CPA Australia ...

Claws out on unlicensed super trustees

... get an RSE license or not," she said. Under the new licensing regime, all super funds, with the exception of self managed super funds, have to be a registered superannuation entity (RSE) run under an APRA license. Funds that can't or don't want to comply ...

Macq Cash Management Trust swells to $12bn

Macquarie's Cash Management Trust has swollen to $12 billion in funds under management on the back of continued momentum, adding $1 billion in just the last seven months. Head Macquarie Adviser Services (MAS), Neil Roderick, said the support of advisers ...

One-tenth of employees to opt for super choice in just year one: ASFA

The latest Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) survey on the impact of choice of fund has shown that 4 per cent of survey respondents have already exercised choice, with another 5 per cent likely to follow in the next year. "The ...