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Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... looking at all options. Whatever strategy we take, we realise it's early days yet and that there is no perfect model to access SMSFs," Prugue said. He said the industry is carefully watching the steps of the first entrants, notably of Magellan Financial ...

ASX builds fund supermarket

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... products out of that remaining 43." Christoe adds one of the drivers behind these trends is self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) looking outside their relatively large allocation to Australian shares. Magellan Financial Group head of distribution ...

Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... international bonds +6%, Australian bonds +5% and cash +2%. Member accounts that had low exposure to growth assets, such as SMSFs and retirees, may thus have experienced relatively poor performance. The top 5 Workplace MySuper and default options were ...

BGL adds 280 wraps to SMSF software

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... bringing the total number of data feeds in the program to 400. Australia's largest provider of actuarial certificates for SMSFs, Accurium, has also extended its long-term relationship with BGL. BGL managing director, Ron Lesh, said the Accurium partnership ...

Gen Y can drive SMSF growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... responsibilities." She said advisers reported an increase to 30% of clients between 41 and 50-years-old currently enquiring about SMSFs. She said there is also an increase for those who are between 31 and 40 years, and "there's a significant increase ...

Minimum $200k SMSF balance "completely incorrect"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... slammed the recommendation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) should hold a minimum balance of $200,000. Townsends Law special counsel on superannuation Michael Hallinan said ASIC's comments ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... launched an accreditation program for financial services workers willing to know the basics of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at financial planners, accountants ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) stowed away $56 billion in excess cash during the 12 months to April 2015, the highest amount in seven years. Billions that would have been invested if it were not for market uncertainty is reflective of a wider ...

Ipac head of technical services joins Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... University. He has been an SMSF specialist adviser for the SMSF Association since 2006 and is a founding member of the ASFA 300 (SMSFs) unit committee.

Class makes final director appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... technology is an enabler of change, is unsurpassed," Lambert said. Class underpins the administration of more than 80,000 SMSFs.