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Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... services training and education provider has expanded its qualification offering with the addition of a graduate certificate in SMSFs. The qualification will be delivered in partnership with the SMSF Association. As part of the qualification, individuals ...

July 1 will end the "amateur" SMSF era

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... result in many funds being wound up, according to industry consultant John Wiseman. Wiseman noted that, as at December 2015, SMSFs represented 30% of the $2 trillion superannuation sector and 550,000 members. Describing the idea of amateur do-it-yourself ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... be viewed as both a fee holiday and a play to slow accumulation savings shifting out to banks, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) or being paid out as a lump sum. Reported as an industry first, the bonus comes into effect on 6 June, and QSuper chief executive ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... choosing this type of asset management for the first time." OneVue's SMSF administration service manages investment data for SMSFs that are mainly receiving professional advice. The survey also showed that residential property loans within the SMSF portfolios ...

BetaShares eyes expansion with new hires

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... investment strategies. "BetaShares range of exchange traded products allows institutional investors, financial planners and SMSFs to achieve a range of investment objectives, including portfolio diversification, income generation, cost-effective access ...

ASIC cracks down on social media SMSF ads

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... self-managed super fund services on social media. Skybridge Portfolios was using its Facebook page to advertise the benefits of SMSFs, including statements such as: "Get yourself a SMSF for your Super - from $99, fully advised. No industry fund can compete ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... La Greca said. The quarterly Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey covers approximately 2,850 funds, a sample of the SMSFs Multiport administers and the investments they held at 31 December 2015. The assets of the funds surveyed represent approximately ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... confidence levels and outlook for the different demographic profiles of SMSF investors. According to the research, 72% of all SMSFs have more than one member, with a partner or spouse (88%) the most common second trustee. Among SMSFs with multiple trustees ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... to internal and external service providers by type of service; gender and age average balances across all funds excluding SMSFs; and a summary of insurance results by type of fund. The annual MySuper statistics now also include financial performance ...

BetaShares goes global with third managed risk product

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... on the stock exchanges of the world's major developed economies. It has been specifically designed to meet the needs of SMSFs and baby-boomers, who are seeking global equity exposure but who may be concerned about uncertain financial markets. "In a volatile ...