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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 ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... segments. Workplace TERs averaged 1.22%, personal funds stood at 1.75% and retirement funds have an average TER of 1.63%. SMSFs have by far the cheapest headline fee rate at 0.8%. There are also variations in average TERs depending on ownership structure ...

CBA launches online SMSF portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... 2013 to "help Australians create and manage their financial futures." Aside from its complete view of assets held inside SMSFs, it also provides a "single access point" to NetBank and CommSec. "We have been servicing the SMSF market for more than 20 ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Changes to the rules governing power of attorney in Victoria, which came into force on 1 September, will impact the way SMSF advisers service their clients. The new Powers of Attorney Act 2014 consolidates the enduring power of attorney and enduring ...