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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 ...

Direct investment options are not SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... investment classes, brining into question the lack of diversification of members' investment portfolios. "This is something SMSFs are continually criticised for failing to have and is a fallacy with the vast majority of SMSFs," Slattery said.

FIIG offers Apple bonds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Fixed income specialist FIIG Securities has added Apple bonds to its DirectBonds Service, giving private investors, SMSFs and clients of financial planners their first chance to access the bonds. Like the 300-plus other bonds on the DirectBonds list ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... couldn't get in the mainstream space, like estate planning. But many funds have caught up now, so there's less of a need for SMSFs." So-called 'member direct investment options' within some APRA-regulated funds including AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS and ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... various environments then I think you've got a problem," Colley said. He said market downturn generally drives people entering SMSFs because they think they can manage investments better themselves. He added that a lot of super performance figures were ...

Best Practice Managed Accounts Forum 2015 registrations open

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... models to support managed accounts, the compliance advantage of managed accounts and why the product type will appeal to SMSFs, Gen X, Gen Y and Millennials. There will also be some practical advice on how to choose a managed account provider and how ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... moved on to a couple of other superannuation roles including a brief stint working with self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). She says there has always been an enthusiasm to try different roles and get more experience "to learn more about the broader ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... response around problems associated with limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). "The available statistics on limited recourse borrowing arrangements, while not perfect, tell us that limited recourse ...