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SMSF gender gap reduces over time

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Latest research from Class shows the superannuation gap between men and women reduces over time in SMSFs yet remains significant. According to the self-managed super administrator, men have a 42% higher average balance than women when SMSFs are established. ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... anything," he says. However the problem isn't isolated to one side of the political divide. Griffiths says he's seen more SMSFs close in the past 18 months than in the last five years thanks to the constant changes in super policy. This year, the Coalition ...

CountPlus acquires stake in advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... equity interests in accounting firms. It will now focus on accounting and business advisory, and wealth management (including SMSFs). CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe said existing principals and management personnel of Rundles will remain in place. ...

Former Millennium3 adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... running a self-managed super fund (SMSF). The ASIC surveillance revealed that the true costs of running the recommended SMSFs were significantly higher than Foster disclosed to clients and that Foster disclosed fees in percentage terms rather than dollar ...

Industry funds eye SMSF market stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Industry funds will shortly take the lead from SMSFs as the sector with the largest assets under management, new KPMG research predicts. KPMG's annual Super Insights report suggests by 2029, industry funds will have more than $2 trillion in assets and ...

$1.5bn pulled from Pendal

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... superannuation will move into an expanded business arm. The financial adviser-established super segment, which includes SMSFs, has 380,000 members and $87 billion in FUM. Employer-established super has 462,000 members, 17,000 employers and $23 billion ...

Founder leaves SMSF Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... Stadium Management Authority & Commercial Operations. Slattery co-founded the association in 2003 when there was about 130,000 SMSFs with funds under management at $109 billion in Australia. Now, there are 596,000 funds in the sector and $755 billion ...

SMSFs outshine industry funds for large balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... consumers' satisfaction with industry super funds tapered off once the account balance hit $700,000 and over, at which point SMSFs registered the highest rating of 82.1% compared to 76.7%. The report canvassed more than 30,000 members to find satisfaction ...

New SMSF admin platform launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... said. "Recent changes to superannuation regulations has resulted in the need for real-time administration and monitoring of SMSFs, particularly when fund members start to draw down on their accumulated benefits." Armidale-based Locke also created Practical ...

Heffron reshuffles leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... focusing on Heffron's 2020 vision, while Martin will focus on our 2030 goals. "My passion is turning technical knowledge about SMSFs into something tangible that accountants and advisers can use in their practice to help their clients and grow their ...