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SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... US election, SMSF investors were the most active investors in the retail segment, and traded on average 30% more than non-SMSFs. "Over the past two years, SMSFs have been more likely to trade during periods of market volatility than non-SMSFs," Commonwealth ...

Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... during this period. It takes the firm's total billable portfolios to more than 130,000. Class estimates its market share of SMSFs billable portfolios at 21.7%. In statement to the ASX, Class said it will release its December 2016 SMSF Benchmark Report ...

Strong SMSFs bridging gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... demonstrating that women are becoming increasingly engaged with their superannuation. The annual self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) statistical overview released by the ATO shows that over the five years to 30 June 2015, the average female SMSF ...

Fintech grows through adviser platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... in September, providing Australians with easy and transparent access to global equity markets via themes or "vues". Both SMSFs and direct investors have been early users of the platform. Speaking to Financial Standard, Sahgal said some of the best performing ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... together on delivering enhanced services across asset management, institutional equities and debt, private wealth management, SMSFs and corporate advisory. 3. Focus on older men will kill financial planning The over-representation of over-50 men in financial ...

SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... management firm's online SMSF community has doubled to 600 in the past year. The SMSF Community offers those interested in SMSFs the opportunity to network, check their asset allocations via its Pulse tool and access educational materials. According ...

HUB24 opens doors to global direct equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... international shares, in a simple and seamless manner with all other assets. "Our recent whitepaper highlighted the issue of SMSFs limited exposure to overseas assets and how this was contradictory to the fundamental principles of diversification. "By ...

Super funds must do better digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... challenge in the industry at present is the issue of member retention; with an increasing number of Australian's turning to SMSFs, super funds are competing amongst themselves more aggressively to attract, retain and engage customers. "We are increasingly ...

Class joins forces with bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Class has integrated with a global bank to satisfy demand from SMSFs for access to international assets. Partnering with HSBC, Class will now receive a direct-connect data feed from the bank's savings, transaction and term deposit accounts in its wealth ...

SMSFs encouraged to embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... simplicity to the costs of both asset ownership and administration. Managed account software provider MA Operator says many SMSFs are paying for services they don't need when it comes to the portfolio management of assets. MA Operator says recent ATO ...