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Planners must boost SMSF specialisation: SPAA

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... said. This area is further complicated by the changing nature of SMSF demographics. According to Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data in the June quarter 2012, the most active SMSF members were those aged between 45 and 54, accounting for 31% of new ...

Superannuation reforms will affect few: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... their superannuation account, with the amount of investment earnings that would be reported to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)," ASFA CEO Pauline Vamos said. With rental yields, interest rates on bonds and term deposits under 5% and dividend yields ...

Low balance members hit with fees under super changes

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... "These costs will be borne by all members not just those with high balances". Mason said that only the Australian Tax Office (ATO) would be able to determine the balances of members, particularly those with multiple accounts. This may mean that superannuation ...

Bluedoor launches SuperStream tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... enabled services will be available post 1 July 2013, but our key focus now is to finalise our testing schedule with the upcoming ATO Pilot Validation in May." SuperStream falls into the StrongerSuper reforms and it is aimed to improve the back office ...

Lost super deadline closes in

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... contribution for at least 12 months and have a value of $2,000 or less. The previous lost super account balance threshold was $200. ATO Deputy Commissioner for Superannuation, Alison Lendon, said, "Lost super makes up around 15 per cent of all super ...

ATO upgrades SMSF and SuperSeeker website

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... information trustees and service providers want, they are conducting a voluntary online opinion survey. Concerns over whether the ATO should provide more information for SMSF trustees on their website follows record growth of fund numbers that surged ...

WHK appoints SMSF head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... highlights the additional resources financial services firms are ploughing into the sector to benefit from exponential growth. ATO statistics indicate there are over 496,000 SMSFs established with $474 billion in funds under administration in Australia. ...

New centre to lead advocacy for super fund members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... view. She said that the centre will potentially benefit everyone. According to a study by Oliver Wyman as well as ASIC and ATO sources, if the centre could help educate super fund members about lost super, super consolidation and their investment returns ...

Broken 'contribs law' needs fixing: SPAA

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... contributions tax case, in which the Tax Commissioner's decision was overturned by the Administration Appeals Tribunal (AAT), the ATO claimed they made the correct decision by not exercising discretion, but it was also open for the Tribunal to conclude ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... to aggressively target the fast-growing and highly lucrative self-managed super fund (SMSF) market. According to the latest ATO figures, there are four new SMSF funds established every single hour. With around $484 billion in assets within SMSFs, according ...