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MLC partners with SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... our advisers with market leading training and development opportunities in SMSF advice. "With more Australians looking to SMSFs to engage in their superannuation and retirement plans, it is imperative advisers are there to meet the growing needs of clients ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... without too much probing from the regulator, but in return there is to be no compensation scheme if things do turn sour. Where SMSFs have been getting unwanted attention is the scrutiny of the amount of tax they pay. The argument is that the system unfairly ...

SPAA "disappointed" by the FSI's SMSF borrowing recommendations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... line with statements made by SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery earlier this year Colley said the size of LRBAs within SMSFs was small compared to totals assets. "It is only $8-10 billion out of a bucket of $500 billion, which is 1.7% or 1.8% of total ...

ATO exec leaves to join consulting firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Super Consulting. Stuart Forsyth was involved in drafting the ATO ruling on limited recourse borrowing arrangements for SMSFs and his departure follows the announcement of cost cuts by the government as part of the 2014 Budget. "Stuart will be central ...

Hedge fund growth problem not helped by new products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... we are seeing an increase in the number of listed investment companies (LICs), which are designed to directly appeal to SMSFs. There has also been an increase in the number of simple long short funds, which are more easily understood by the retail investor ...

Geared BetaShares ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... borrowing to buy shares, including managed funds and margin loans. The ratings house also said the fund may be used within SMSFs, and offers a convenient way for investors to access a geared strategy, without the need for administrative paperwork or ...

Advisers confirm SMSF appetite for LICs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... demand for LICs because they are transparent and liquid investments and these are features which investors, particularly SMSFs, are seeking," Perpetual Investments portfolio manager Vince Pezzullo said. Speaking about the recent launch of Perpetual's ...

ASIC takes SMSF property spruikers to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Group is carrying on an unlicensed financial services business and promoting the use of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to purchase investment property. The has commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales is seeking declarations ...

Spring FG set to launch IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... assets under advice in excess of $330 million, a mortgage book of more than $120 million and 300 self-managed super funds (SMSFs) under administration. Spring FG manager director Keith Cullen said that the offer will be available to members of the public ...

IRESS and Class Super partner to target SMSF accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... Bungard said: "the integration between XPLAN and Class Super means that the key information advisers need about their clients' SMSFs is now only a click away." He added that "77% of SMSF planners currently have some working relationship with accountants ...