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Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... Judd partner Jonathan Philpot said. He explained that he is increasingly being approached by clients - mainly self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees - willing to invest in property through negative gearing. "We just don't think that's the best structure ...

Empirics launches social analytics tool for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... selection process, and also to identify member groups that may consider switching funds (or establishing a self-managed super fund). "The super industry is becoming increasingly competitive in Australia. Now, more than ever, funds need to better understand ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
The minimum investment in four Lazard Asset Management funds has dropped by $80,000 in a bid to attract self-managed super fund investors. Lazard's Australian Equity Fund; Select Australian Equity Fund; Australian Diversified Income Fund; and Global ...

Low-cost super awash with inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... placed on the client themselves. This also relates to the wider trend of investors "doing it for themselves" via self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Research firm Lonsec recently found significant growth in the number of investments catering to direct ...

Too many adviser associations: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... (AIST), Industry Super Australia (ISA), Corporate Super Association (CSA), SMSF Association, the Australian Self-Managed Super Fund Members Association (ASMA) and the Self-Managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA).

CML launches $25m corporate bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... employment services company CML group has launched a $25 million unrated bond issue targeting private investors, self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and advisers. The corporate bond issue is arranged by FIIG Securities and has a minimum initial investment ...

Gearing for SMSFs won't be significant: Colley

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
A potential property gearing announcement in the federal budget for self-managed super funds is unlikely to impact funds as much as people expect, according to the SMSF Association's Graeme Colley. The association technical director told a recent event ...

SMSF trustees warned SuperStream deadline looms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The deadline for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to be compliant with the SuperStream data standards is fast approaching, and trustees who have not done so need to prepare now, the SMSF Association has warned. SMSF Association chief executive and managing ...

ASIC takes SMSF business to court

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
ASIC has launched legal action against a company which is advertising 'free SMSF setup' online. The regulator wants financial penalties and orders to stop Superannuation Warehouse Australia (SWA) from making the claim on two of its websites: superannuationwarehouse.com.au ...

SMA usage climbs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... further 23% of advisers intend to use SMAs in the future. SMAs were perceived as being particularly useful within self-managed super funds, with 51% of respondents using SMAs arguing SMAs were preferable to direct equity investing within an SMSF. This ...