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H&R Block launches SMSF set-up service

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
H&R Block, Australia's largest firm of tax accountants, has established a service for self-directed investors to set-up and manage their own funds. H&R Block SMSF Solutions helps ordinary Australians through the whole SMSF process from set-up to tax ...

Super funds hunting further afield for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Popular European holiday destinations Istanbul, Madrid and Munich could become the permanent home to some of Australia's leading super funds' capital. Commercial property specialist TH Real Estate has identified the cities as some of the most attractive ...

Islamic super fund sees 245% FUM growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
An Australian superannuation and investment firm has experienced 245% growth in funds under management for the year to 30 June 2015. Crescent Wealth has exceeded the $100 million FUM milestone, with total member numbers growing close to tenfold during ...

Action plans for Indigenous super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
HESTA is the first industry superannuation fund to launch a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) aiming to further build its relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. HESTA executive people strategy, Sophie Sigalas, said the ...

Super available on the Apple watch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
Financial Synergy has launched a 2015 version of Acurity that will allow superannuation fund members to access their super through Apple watches and other mobile devices using iOS and Android platforms. Financial Synergy chief executive, Stephen Mackley ...

American IRAs not super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
A recent decision by the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) ruled that an American Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is not a superannuation fund for Australian Tax Purposes. In the case of Baker and Commissioner of Taxation, tribunal ...

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Australians are paying attention to the superannuation conversation with new data showing super members are switching funds at a level not seen since 2010. Eleven per cent of super members switched funds last year, up from 9% in 2013. About 5% are intending ...

Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... of Superannuation Funds; Industry Super Australia; Financial Services Council; Women in Super; AMP; MLC; GESB; Australian Super; QSuper; HESTA; First State Super; Cbus; Super SA: Vision Super; First Nations Foundation; AUSfund; Milestone Group; NT Superannuation ...

Future Fund and AustralianSuper settle court case

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Silk "said words to the effect that the offer price of $875 million for the Perth Airport Interest was within Australian Super's own valuation range." AustralianSuper is Australia's largest superannuation fund with $90 billion in funds under management ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... VicSuper chief executive, Michael Dundon, said the partnership with Challenger is a "progressive move for the Australian super industry and will provide our members with greater choice in how they structure their income in retirement." The first CIPR ...