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CGT relief passes Senate

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... easier to transfer retirement savings between Australia and New Zealand, and tighter requirements for self managed super fund auditors. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed the passage of the new rules. Australians will ...

Super FUM up 13%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Super fund assets climbed 13.1% in the 12 months to the end of September on the back of the post-June share market rally that alone boosted super assets by 5.2%. The figures are contained in APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics ...

Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Be careful when investing in property, the Australian Tax Office warned self managed super fund trustees yesterday. People might be using their DYI super fund to invest in property without actually understanding borrowing laws, said acting commissioner ...

Planners ignore EMs when advising clients

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... of the opportunities. If people are going to make their own investment decisions, especially through a self managed super fund, it is critical that the industry informs them of all the options, she said. Australian investors who responded to the survey ...

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Despite growing speculation that the next bull market run is just around the corner, historically low interest rates, and a call by RBA governor Glenn Stevens for investors to return to shares, investors' remain unwaveringly committed to cash. Following ...

Mercer partners with superMate in SMSF market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... platform superMate to offer its clients a more efficient service to order actuarial certificates. The self managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider 'superMate' is designed to allow accountants, wealth managers and advisers who administer SMSFs ...

SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... more fund members are satisfied with their industry fund's performance than are retail fund members but self managed super fund (SMSF) members continue to be the most satisfied. The results are reported in the latest Roy Morgan 'Superannuation Satisfaction' ...

SelectingSuper 2012 awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... They range from the Workplace, Personal and Retirement Products of the Year in multiple categories, to Self Managed Super Fund Administrator of the Year, to Fund of the Year and a range of special achievements for funds and people that have impacted ...

Mortgage brokers told to target SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The exponential growth in self managed super funds is turning them into one of the most attractive sectors of the investment market, this time attracting the interest of mortgage brokers who are being told they should target the sector. Doug Lee, head ...

Investment managers pocket $6.2 billion in super fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Australians pay an estimated $20.1 billion in fee revenue annually, with almost a third going to the funds management industry, according to research commissioned by Industry Super Network. Not-for-Profit super funds, which account for 38% of member ...