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MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MySuper could soon surpass self-managed super funds as the preferred retirement savings vehicle for Australians, a new Rainmaker report shows. Using the latest APRA data, Rainmaker's MySuper Report found the MySuper asset pool hit $713 billion at ...

FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
Financial advisers who have completed a designation with the Association of Financial Advisers or the SMSF Association will have their efforts recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics ...

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The $43 billion fund is hoping to woo self-managed superannuation fund investors with new options geared at them. SMSF investors will have access to six of Hostplus' 23 investment options, including its flagship balanced option and the low-cost ...

ASIC chases licensee over conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... occasions in accepting referral benefits from a real estate agent who sold property to the firm's clients via self-managed super funds established under its guidance. Beginning civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court yesterday, ASIC alleged The ...

New leadership at SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
SuperConcepts has expanded its leadership team with the creation of two new general manager roles. Annette Sheppard will become general manager of growth and Yasmin Omar-Meer has been appointed general manager of strategy, product and price. Sheppard's ...

PYSP puts SMSFs at risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
As July 1 approaches, some self-managed superannuation fund members are scrambling to ensure life insurance policies held through an APRA-regulated fund aren't suddenly cancelled. With the Government's Protecting Your Super Package about to kick in ...

Former Gold Coast adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... ASIC surveillance found he failed to act in the best interests of clients, including advising them to set up self-managed super funds with "completely unsuitable" limited recourse loans. According to the corporate regulator, advice reviewed during Renneberg's ...

Shock win leaves investors worse off

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Investors who chose to rebalance their portfolios in anticipation of a Labor victory in the Federal election now find themselves at a critical junction: to revert to an Australian equity focus or accept a more balanced portfolio that rejects excess ...

ATO guides SMSFs on PYSP changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
The Australian Tax Office has provided guidance on how self-managed superannuation funds might be affected by the Protecting Your Super reforms. The ATO confirmed to SMSF investors that the raft of changes - introduced as part of the Protecting Your ...

Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... wealthy by most Australians." More than 92% of tax payers do not receive any franking credits, but the top 1% of self-managed super funds received an average cash refund in franking credits of more than $80,000 in 2014-15, according to the ALP. The Alliance's ...