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Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... million achieving returns of 7.7%. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the findings are "the hidden story of self-managed super funds," saying the perception that there is little difference in performance between APRA-regulated funds and SMSFs is ...

ASIC watching SMSF advice closely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASIC will undertake a major project focused on the advice provided to self-managed super fund clients, particularly around the establishment of SMSFs, as the regulator continues its work to lift the standard of financial advice in Australia. Deputy ...

SMSFs no influence on housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The self-managed superannuation fund sector is no threat to homebuyers, according to the latest insights from Class. The software firm's latest SMSF Benchmark Report shows SMSFs' are not influencing high property prices because, as a sector, they have ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
This Valentine's Day, as you stare across the table at your loved one, you may want to ask if they're ready to join you in a self-managed superannuation fund. It may not sound as exciting as buying a house together or signing up for a joint bank account ...

KISS selects SMSF compliance software provider

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Keep It Simple Super (KISS) will now use Simple Fund 360 and CAS 360 as its self-managed superannuation administration and corporate compliance software solutions. Both products are owned by BGL Corporate Solutions, whose managing director Ron Lesh ...

DomaCom secures exclusive US distribution partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
DomaCom entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with a fellow real estate crowdfunding platform in the US. Three days after the ASX-listed fractional property investment firm announced it had received approval from ASIC to extend its crowdfunding ...

Altair hires distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... Heggie. He will oversee distribution strategy in all market segments, covering individual retail investors, self-managed super funds, family offices and institutions. Before this position Heggie was general manager, Asia-Pacific at Unisys. Other roles ...

Slattery steps down from SMSF Association

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... its formation in 2003. During that period, she presided over the industry's key representative body for the self-managed super sector. "The association is recognised as the pre-eminent organisation in the SMSF community by government, regulators, educators ...

ATO calls time on SMSF safe harbour rules

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... ATO is warning financial advisers that the safe harbour rules for limited recourse borrowing arrangements in self-managed super funds will be changing this week. Under the new rules, LRBAs must be consistent with either the safe harbour guidelines introduced ...

Former ClearView chair joins CountPlus

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... listed in 2010 shortly before CBA's acquistion of Count Financial. After CBA sold its stake in cloud-based self-managed super administration software company Class, Countplus picked it up and the Class platform ended up being, in Lambert's words, "a ...