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Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... providing a simple all-in-one solution for administration and investment management of SMSFs that may finally attract the DIY funds back to external managers," said the report.

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
DIY super investors could pull their entire savings portfolio if the government follows through on proposed super tax hikes, according to the Australian Self Managed Super Fund Members Association (ASMA). Yesterday Treasurer Wayne Swan confirmed that ...

Most DIY funds won't change allocations in retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
Less than half of the retired self managed super fund trustees contacted for a survey released yesterday said that they either plan to change their asset allocations or had already done so. Yesterday Russell Investments and The SMSF Professionals' Association ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
Investors who turned to DIY super funds on the promise of superior returns may be getting less than they bargained for, new Rainmaker research shows. The unprecedented growth of the SMSF sector has eclipsed regular funds in recent years. The latest ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... uncertainty, this larger exposure to cash and deposits may reflect a loss of trustee confidence in the financial markets." "Many DIY-ers are sitting tight because they think the media is still predicating nervousness about financial markets. Advised ...

CommInsure raises red flag about underinsurance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... 42% following an accident at work. Additionally, one third have been or have known someone to have been hospitalised due to DIY accidents. "This survey highlights that Australians are seriously underinsured and when under serious financial pressure ...

Financial Simplicity morphs into infrastructure solutions provider

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Financial Simplicity said the company's strategy realignment is a response to renewed power now placed in the hands of the DIY investor. As a case in point, he said the new wave of self managed fund administration groups - now providing services far ...

SuperMate updates online SMSF

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... their usual BAS processing time," said Mendelovits. Supercorp's SMSF administration software, superMate, supports over 60,000 DIY funds at 400+ accounting, financial planning and specialised administration sites.

Issues beyond the FOFA horizon

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... management value chain, the industry 'barbell shape' with boutiques at one end, institutions at the other and finally the DIY shift towards self-managed superannuation and directly held discretionary investments On a positive note, panel members agreed ...