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SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... sector, said AMP SMSF head of policy and technical Peter Burgess, who set out to dispel some of the charges made against SMSFs in a presentation at the SMSF Association National Conference. Burgess opened his presentation by praising SMSF professionals ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
The popularity of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has fuelled the rapid growth of an extensive range of unbundled services that promise trustees greater choice and control, as well as lower costs than traditional bundled services. However as Darren ...

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... fast growing ETF market in Australia, with a special focus on retail distribution networks and self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Based in Sydney, he will report to MSCI executive director and head of client coverage in Australia and New Zealand, Michael ...

SMSF sector enters next phase

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... Taxation Office (ATO) statistical report for June 2014. The figures show that member, employer and other contributions to SMSFs reached $24.1 billion in financial year 2012-13. For the first time, this figure was lower than benefit payments, which were ...

BMR integrates Xero SMSF practice management software

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... successfully integrated Xero's Practice Manager software for SMSF administration. This software will enable users setting up new SMSFs to rapidly synchronise fund details online into the Xero Practice Manager system. This complements BMR's other recent ...

Spike in SMSF borrowing breaches

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... of self-managed super fund (SMSF) breaches related to borrowing, research by Partners Wealth Group shows. The number of SMSFs requiring a contravention report to be lodged with the ATO has fallen over the past year and consistently over the past seven ...

SPAA backs government position on SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery said that reassurances by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg about the Government's support for the key principles of superannuation are ...

What if SMSFs flocked to global equities in 2015?

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... local market? A Credit Suisse analysis of "Down-under surprises for 2015" asked the question and considered it possible that SMSFs "hedge against potential upcoming weakness in Aussie equities or even the Aussie dollar." "After-all, both look expensive ...

Andrew Hewison takes over Hewison Private Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... individual client investment portfolios valued at $600 million. Approximately 500 portfolios belong to self-managed super funds (SMSFs).

Wealth Know How teams with Pro Adviser

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... Adviser's website to show a cross-section of Wealth Know How's educational videos on topics like self-managed super funds (SMSFs) term deposits and portfolio diversification. Pro Adviser managing director Nikhil Sreedhar said the partnership would generate ...