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SMSF closures drop 75% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
The number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that were wound up in financial year 2014 dropped by 75%, according to the latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO June 2014 SMSF quarterly report shows that 2,349 SMSFs were wound ...

LGS Super launches DIY option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... option is available to members with at least $10,000 in their accounts, LGS chief executive Peter Lambert said. "The rise of SMSFs has been a feature of the superannuation landscape for some years now, stemming from people's natural desire to have control ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... direct investment (MDI) option, Cbus Self Managed, in a move to provide an alternative to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The option gives members access to ASX 300 listed companies, 16 Exchange Traded Funds from Vanguard, iShares and State ...

Brumbie: Misguided attacks on SMSFs, enough already

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... which means it actually means nothing. Instead, what we should fear is a force much more sinister: self-managed super funds (SMSFs). For the full story, download the Aug 25 issue of the Financial Standard iPad app here.

AMP and University of Adelaide form SMSF research centre

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... for Financial Services (ICFS) at the University of Adelaide will open a Centre of Excellence in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) by the end of the year. Using AMP's SMSF database, the centre aims to provide greater insights into the motivations and behaviours ...

High fees deter accountants from using platforms for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... according to Investment Trends research. The 2014 SMSF Accountant report shows that 76% of advisers think is inappropriate for SMSFs to use investment platforms due to costs and fees. However, that number is down from 84% the last survey in 2013. When ...

SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
... Financial Review today, SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery said the claim that SMSFs do not pay enough tax misses the wider picture. "There is no difference in the way APRA-regulated super funds and SMSFs ...

SMSF wind up trend is not real: SuperGuardian

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... assist with that "will spur that process along." "It is often implicit in their statements that trustees are quitting their SMSFs because of complexity, time, or because they have been closed down by the ATO," she said. But she argued that other causes ...

QV Equities raises $180m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... listed investment company (LIC), QV Equities (QVE). The launch of the product last month targeted self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and high net worth investors looking for a diversified share portfolio outside the 20 largest companies. The IPO closed ...

CareSuper, Crowe Horwath partner to wind up SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... final audit of your fund, lodge your SMSF annual return and finalise any outstanding tax liabilities." Crowe Horwath head of SMSFs Susie Salmon explained that "there are clients where an SMSF is not appropriate for their circumstances and this offer ...