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Pension phase SMSFs prefer Aussie equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Self-managed superannuation fund members in the pension phase are demonstrating a stronger preference for domestic equities than their accumulation phase counterparts. Recent analysis from Class shows SMSFs in pension phase are, on average, allocating ...

Sydney advice firm launches insurance joint venture

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
One of the senior members at a Sydney wealth management firm will lead its new life insurance business following the establishment of a joint venture. HLB Mann Judd Sydney has appointed Andrew Kennedy to lead HLB Insurance Services, which will operate ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Australia's self-managed superannuation fund investors are gaining confidence in international equities and paying more attention to new, innovative sectors. New data from nabtrade shows SMSF investment in international shares, domestic ETFs, mFunds ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... transformation strategy to fundamentally redesign the foundations of the business, says its chief technical officer. The self-managed super funds (SMSF) software and services provider announced it consolidated many of its applications to one platform ...

SMSF members want overseas restrictions lifted

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Australians temporarily living overseas are compelled to switch their self-managed superannuation to an APRA-regulated fund and this becomes a costly and cumbersome exercise. The SMSF Association is calling on the Federal Government to lift these restrictions. ...

International broker enters Aussie market

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Japanese online broking platform Monex officially enters the Australian market today with intentions to target the self-managed superannuation fund and financial adviser markets. Monex flagged its intention to operate in Australia in August last year. ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are making a comeback in the consumer satisfaction stakes as latest Roy Morgan data shows they have edged retail funds for the third consecutive month. Despite having trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017 ...

SMSFs grappling with super changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Six months after the superannuation changes were put in place, self-managed superannuation fund members (SMSF) are still struggling with the complexities of the reforms, the head of the SMSF Association says. Chief executive John Maroney said SMSF members ...

Industry funds reign supreme: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are set to continue their dominance of the sector, with not-for-profit funds already accounting for about two-thirds of Australia's total superannuation assets. Insights from Rainmaker Information show retail super funds ...

Marriage equality and the estate plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... that such restrictions are most common amongst APRA-regulated funds, though similar clauses do exist in some self-managed super fund trust deeds. "SMSF trustees and all couples looking to wed will want to make sure estate planning documents are reviewed ...