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Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
Self-managed super funds delivered lower returns compared to MySuper products in the 12 months to April, according to Rainmaker's SuperGuard 360 SMSF performance index. The SG360 SMSF reference index generated a return of 10.3%, slightly underperforming ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Advisers can help keep the Australian dream of owning a property alive in the midst of the affordability crisis with the option of fractional ownership in residential housing. Actively seeking relationships with financial advisers, BRICKX chief executive ...

SMSF associations announce merger

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... strengthened organisation will be in a better position to continue to act as an advocate for small independent and self-managed super fund members." The amalgamation comes at a time of change and challenge for the industry as a third (31%) of self-managed ...

Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... MySuper prior to the 30 June deadline. By the same token, accrued default amounts fell by 77% to $10 billion. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets meanwhile grew by 12.8% year-on-year to $674.7 billion. The industry-wide rate of return (comprising four ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
An online trading platform which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors is set launch in the coming months. The H2 Ventures backed start-up, Goodments, founded by former ...

SMSFs in rebalancing flurry

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Benefit payments for self-managed superannuation fund members jumped by 71% in the March quarter, indicating a last-ditch effort to re-adjust balances head of the July 1 legislative changes to super. SuperConcepts' survey of 2750 SMSFs shows the average ...

Two Victorian advisers cop bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
Two former AMP Group-aligned financial advisers copped temporary bans from ASIC for operating without an AFSL and providing inappropriate advice. ASIC's investigation found MySuperMan director David Heycock and employee Stuart Arnold-Levy provided unlicensed ...

Advice network buys into accounting industry

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... recently acquired Peters and Partners, a firm established in 2014 that provides business and taxation services, self-managed super fund (SMSF) accounting and administration and corporate advisory. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said his group's ...

ATO pushes back SMSF returns deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
The Australian Tax Office is extending its self-managed superannuation fund annual returns date for the 2015-16 reporting period to 30 June 2017. The superannuation reform, taking effect on July 1, is proving to be a "crucial transition" period for ...

Water investing makes a splash

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... director Kim Morison says the majority of investors in the Blue Sky Water Fund are high net worth individuals and self-managed super funds. The fund, which invests in water rights, has generated a 16.5% return net of fees and doubled investors' money ...