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WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... for the year to the company's 20,000 retail shareholders, the majority of which have self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). To this end WAM said it submitted to and is monitoring the ASX's public consultation process regarding proposed changes to ...

SuperGuard360 gives SMSF trustees greater protection

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... added level of protection to help advisers guard their clients against fraud, theft and misconduct. In addition to helping SMSFs monitor their investments for any unusual activity, we offer support if things do go wrong. Up until now they have been on ...

Class launches SMSF benchmark report

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... provider has weighed in on the superannuation discussion surrounding federal parliament, saying that regardless of changes, SMSFs remain a flexible, cost-effective platform for larger superannuation balances. "Regardless of what changes may in time be ...

MORE Super switches to Simple Fund 360

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Independent SMSF administrator MORE Super will move the administration of its 5,000 SMSFs from BGL's Simple Fund Desktop to Simple Fund 360. "We compared alternate cloud based SMSF administration solutions and whilst Simple Fund 360 was not the first ...

SMSF payroll tax litigation under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... superannuation and insurance lawyer says recent litigation in Queensland will be watched closely with the possibility that SMSFs could be included in payroll tax groups. Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers special counsel Michael Hallinan says an ...

SMSFs must increase global equities investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... but it doesn't. Alcock and HUB24 have released a white paper looking at international managed portfolios as a gateway for SMSFs to invest overseas. According to ATO data, the paper says SMSFs across the country have less than 1% direct exposure to international ...

SMSFA appoints corporate development GM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... sector and financial services generally equips me to play my part in ensuring the Association remains the peak body for SMSFs."

ASIC threatens SMSF auditors with cancellation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... ASIC's SMSF Auditor register. From 1 July 2013, the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 required all auditors of SMSFs to be registered with ASIC. This was to ensure that all SMSF auditors at least meet the base standards of competency and ...

Topdocs extends ABN and TFN automation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Following on from its automation of the Australian Business Number and Tax File Number application process for SMSFs, Topdocs has now extended the time saving feature to companies and trusts in what it says is an industry first. With over 200,000 companies ...

Align with super's purpose, not politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... for SMSF investors at this time of year is considering about whether to move from accumulation to pension. Ashenden said SMSFs often have money in both the accumulation phase and the pension phase. "It will come back to questions about whether SMSF members ...