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SMSF admin reacts to criticism: don't like it, don't use it!

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
A provider of self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration services has reacted to allegations that platform providers are charging high commissions: "If you don't like it, don't use it!" Xpress Super and SuperGuardian chief executive Olivia Long said ...

SMSF direct property investment jumps 60pct

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
The value of self-managed super fund (SMSF) investment in residential real estate has jumped 60% in the last four years, according to figures from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). In its submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry ...

Nikko AM appoints head of private wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... Investments. Finnigan will look after the fund manager's relationships with advisers, high net worth clients and self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. She will report to Nikko AM's managing director in Australia Sam Hallinan. "We are fortunate to ...

Large institution acquires SMSF admin firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
One of Australia's largest financial institutions has acquired a self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration business with over 1,000 funds under administration. AMP SMSF has bought Justsuper, which will continue to operate under its own brand name ...

Prime Value launches fund for SIVs, SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Prime Value Asset Management has launched a fund that targets self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and foreign investors under the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme. The Prime Value Cash Plus Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of income-producing ...

Class appoints three board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
Three new board members have joined Class, the provider of cloud-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration software Class Super. Class chairman Barry Lambert said the appointments will be invaluable as the company prepares for an ...

SMSFs gear up for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Advised self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees are more confident about achieving their desired retirement income than non-trustees, according to research commissioned by nabtrade and the SMSF Association. The research says about 53% of SMSF ...

Adviser input key to super fund switch: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... report by Roy Morgan found. Adviser input is also becoming essential for people thinking about setting up a self-managed super fund (SMSF), with 82.9% of people wanting to set up an SMSF seeking advice. Out of those who ended up setting up an SMSF, 71% ...

Advice demand up as direct investment grows

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... world's largest share owners, with 36% or 6.48 million Australians owning listed investments personally, via a self-managed super fund (SMSF) or through a company structure. In 2014 there were 540,000 people who only invested indirectly, while 5.8 million ...

Class expands in the SMSF cloud

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
Processes in administering self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) that previously took a couple of days to complete can now be triggered with the push of a button. Cloud-based solution, Class Super, has launched a suite of application programming ...