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Some auditors won't be counted

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Some accountants who apply for the new self managed super fund auditor regime will be rejected, warned the boss of Australia's corporate regulator. Speaking yesterday at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) annual conference in Melbourne ...

Topdocs automates SMSF deed updating

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Self Managed Super Funds document provider Topdocs released today the Topdocs SMSF Deed Update, an automated update system for deeds. The new system allows professionals save time updating SMSF deeds after legislative and rule changes. "The new update ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Industry professionals have been told they need to ensure they understand incoming regulation that makes it harder to transfer listed assets into self managed super funds. Speaking yesterday at the opening session of the SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
The rules that limit how much money people can put into their superannuation fund are not working and need to be changed, an industry expert said yesterday. Speaking at SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia's ( SPAA) conference in Melbourne ...

Macquarie launches SMSF Toolkit for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Macquarie Group has launched a Self Managed Super Funds Toolkit for advisers. The new service allows advisers to find all kinds of information and tools about SMSF in the one place, including calculators from Macquarie MAStech team, which calculate ...

UBS and ME Bank launch high interest cash account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... to remain in the fund while investing in term deposits and trading equities directly. "It works like a Self Managed Super Fund in the terms that it is self directed, but investors can also stay in the superannuation fund," Dunbar said. Dunbar acknowledged ...

SMSF trustees confident backing their limited advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... research group Core Data, the third annual Intimate with Self-Managed Superannuation report has shown that self managed super fund trustees do not diversify their portfolios enough. Speaking yesterday, Russell Investments Asia Pacific CEO Alan Schoenheimer ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Less than half of the retired self managed super fund trustees contacted for a survey released yesterday said that they either plan to change their asset allocations or had already done so. Yesterday Russell Investments and The SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Interest rate cuts drive SMSFs to FI, property

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Interest rate cuts in December 2012 drove Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) trustees from cash holdings to fixed interest and direct property investments, Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey found. Cash holdings fell 1.9% to 24.5% in the December ...

DomaCom to partner with Perpetual on new platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Property investing online service DomaCom has announced its partnership with Perpetual on a new platform expected to launch in the third quarter of 2013. Perpetual will act as Responsible Entity and Custodian to the new platform, DomaCom said. "Perpetual's ...