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Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
Kaplan Professional has launched a postgraduate qualification in self-managed superannuation funds which it has called the first of its kind in Australia. The financial services training and education provider has expanded its qualification offering ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
The federal government has signaled intentions for further fintech reforms, especially around crowd-funding, in a bid to rapidly expand a sector which is "transforming our financial system." Releasing the government's fintech statement yesterday, Treasurer ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... offered what could 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 ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
Self-managed super fund allocations to managed funds have jumped to record levels while fewer investors are holding shares directly, according to data OneVue has pulled from its SMSF platform. OneVue's survey for the December 2015 quarter found that ...

ASIC cracks down on social media SMSF ads

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
ASIC has raised concerns about three companies advertising 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 ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Australia's financial services regulators have committed to coordinating their efforts to ensure that professionals working in the country's self-managed superannuation sector are acting as they should do. In a panel session at the SMSF Association ...

Magellan average monthly inflows hit $214m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Magellan has released its results for the six months ended 31 December 2015, revealing it saw average monthly retail net inflows of $214 million during the period. The firm also saw its average funds under management grow by 44% to $38.8 billion and ...

Topdocs adds Commonwealth Bank integration

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... Cash Account application - distributed by CommSec Adviser Services - at the same time as establishing their self-managed super funds through its Instant SMSF online application. Via the Instant SMSF online application, available in Topdocs' online portal ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The first wave of new superannuation data collected and distributed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) can only add to debate around disclosure rules for super funds. APRA's annual superannuation bulletin now has data that includes ...

AMP Capital adds infra fund to SMSF suite

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Growing investment interest from self-managed superannuation fund trustees has led AMP Capital to offer the Core Infrastrcuture Fund to its SMSF suite. A fund usually available to large institutional investors, the AMP Capital Core Infrastructure Fund ...