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Stellar growth for industry funds: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... MySuper products contributed $635.2 billion to the total asset pool, representing a 19% increase year-on-year. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets meanwhile lagged behind in terms of double-digit growth, increasing by 7.5% to $721 billion. Willis Towers ...

Conflicted SMSF auditor disqualified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... inadequate." Yesterday ASIC also applied to the Federal Court to appoint a Deloitte partner to liquidate a Perth-based self-managed super fund business. The regulator commenced proceedings against Superfunded - along with sole director Max Goldenberg ...

Contribution cap reforms see SMSFs spend cash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Self-managed superannuation fund cash balances fell to a two year low in the December 2017 quarter as trustees allocated more to Australian and international equities. Latest insights from SuperConcepts show cash levels dropped to 17.3% in December ...

ASIC seeks Deloitte to liquidate SMSF business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
ASIC applied to the Federal Court to appoint a Deloitte partner to liquidate a Perth-based self-managed super fund business. The regulator commenced proceedings against Superfunded - along with sole director Max Goldenberg and sole shareholder Mark ...

Financial Standard launches Good Investment Guide, Investment Leadership Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Financial Standard this week released the first edition of 'The Good Investment Guide - Managed Funds Edition', an educational investment handbook aimed at self-directed investors and finance professionals. The guide features a primer on the managed ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The ATO is closely monitoring self-managed super funds (SMSF) that breach the transfer balance cap and has already issued several alerts to members close to breaching the cap. ATO deputy commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran told the 2018 ...

La Trobe marches credit fund beyond $2bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Self-managed superannuation fund members have driven the La Trobe Financial Credit Fund to more than $2 billion in funds under management, tripling its size in three years. The fund, which sits on more than 10 platforms and 200 approved product lists ...

SMFSA voices support for AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... the remit of the newly legislated Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) to protect some rights of self-managed super members marks a "significant step" for the industry, according to the SMSF Association. Establishing AFCA consolidated the ...

SuperConcepts acquires SMSF administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
SuperConcepts acquired a self-managed superannuation fund administration provider in an attempt to expand its market share. MORE Super joins SuperConcepts' growing network comprising AMP SMSF, Ascend, Cavendish, SuperIQ, superMate and yourSMSF. MORE ...

SMSF administrator creates lead data role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
A self-managed superannuation fund administrator has added a head of data and process to its executive lineup. Joining Heffron in the newly created role is Jodi Stapleton. Stapleton was most recently senior manager service and information delivery at ...