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Court fines SMSF admin for "free setup" ads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... issued infringement notices to Dixon Advisory Group for "misleading claims" on its website pertaining to the performance of SMSFs relative to industry and retail super funds. The advice firm complied with the two $10,200 penalties.

Exchange traded bond range increases

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... transparency and liquidity of the ASX, and the ease of administration alongside share portfolios, are appealing to investors and SMSFs.

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
The SMSF Association has renewed calls for the federal government to open up infrastructure investment to self-managed superannuation funds. At a time when both the government and opposition are focused on raising billions of dollars in capital to meet ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Neiron said the ratings come at a time when Market Vectors ETFs are gaining considerable traction with financial advisers, SMSFs and brokers. Meanwhile the Partners Group Global Value Fund has also retained its "highly recommended" Lonsec rating after ...

Australians don't want government to step in on super: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... attitudes toward accumulating superannuation, older workers appear to have reservations about self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as a savings model. Of the small number (one in 10) who are using an SMSF, a quarter wouldn't have started one had they known ...

BT Panorama aiming at advisers and SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... really offer something that we can capitalise on," Shuttleworth said. BTFG head of product development, Craig Lawrenson, said SMSFs are an exciting, dynamic part of the industry and the wealth management firm has roughly 27,000 SMSFs who already use ...

Property spruiker banned for providing unlawful advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... unsophisticated investors of the virtues of using their superannuation accounts to purchase investment properties and to establish SMSFs. "Investors were influenced to make important decisions concerning their superannuation strategy with little or no ...

AMP to launch SMSF trustee course

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... inaugural SMSF In-Practice event in Sydney, Burgess also said it was time to review the investment strategy and rules around SMSFs. He said at a time when the federal government was considering Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) for ...

DomaCom added to managedaccounts.com.au

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... audience. "Offering property exposure within a managed account portfolio will give advisers, particularly those working with SMSFs, something they have never had. The DomaCom model makes it easy for advisory firms managing client portfolios to add property ...

AMP advice adds Van Eck ETFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... to its APL. Our ETFs offer investors a point of difference and are gaining strong traction among financial advisers and SMSFs," said Van Eck Australia director of institutions and intermediaries Matthew McKinnon. "For example, MVW, which currently equally ...