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ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... recently released Rainmaker super fund fee survey report. Peter Lalor, general manager and CFO of SMSF specialist administrator SuperIQ said, "If you have less than $200,000 a SMSF is going to be more expensive that an APRA [regulated] fund - no big ...

Hedge fund industry calls for consistent global regulatory framework

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Global hedge fund industry body, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has called for greater consistency in in global regulations governing the industry in its newly published statement of policy principles. The paper builds on a ...

Praemium returns to growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Platform provider and portfolio administrator Praemium has posted net profits of $4.4 million, after recording a loss of $3.9 million last year. Overall the company's revenue grew by 8%, or approximately $1 million, reaching $14 million. Chief executive ...

SMSF contributions down 25%, AMP survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... 2012-13 financial year, according to the Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey June 2013. Multiport, an SMSF administrator and subsidiary of AMP, surveyed 1,950 of its client SMSFs. It found that the average contribution in FY 2013 was $35,200, compared ...

AFS advisers denied access to brokerage account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... AFS Group was reported to be facing financial difficulties February 2013 and BDO Australia was appointed voluntary administrator of the company on April 2013. The AFS Group of companies included AFS Group Limited, Australian Financial Services Limited ...

BGL releases cloud-based SMSF software

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
BGL's new self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration solution, Simple Fund 360, has been released to 30 of the technology provider's clients. BGL managing director Ron Lesh described the new software as the first real cloud solution available ...

LM liquidators get boot over conflict of interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The Queensland Supreme Court has appointed a new receiver to oversee the winding up of LM Investment Management Limited's (LM) failed First Mortgage Income Fund (FMIF) after it found that its current liquidators had a conflict of interest. The new receiver ...

Super fees fall to 1.23%

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
Super fund fees have fallen to 1.23% but increased to $18.6 billion on the back of rising assets under management, reveals new research from Rainmaker. The researcher has just released their annual superannuation fee report that analysed fees offered ...

Cbus to put focus on custody in new position

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013

Super funds get control with new Bravura broker service integration

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) has upgraded its superannuation administration systems to integrate member direct broker services for super and pension funds. The new modules within Bravura's superannuation administration systems, Calibre and SuperB ...