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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 ...

GBST delivers first SuperStream contributions to SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
GBST, a SuperStream Gateway provider for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has delivered its first live SuperStream electronic choice contributions messages destined for SMSFs. This initial SuperStream "cohort" which commenced live contributions on 4 ...

Administrators fined over 'free ' SMSF set up claims

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... also said an article titled '9 Benefits of Setting Up A Self Managed Super Fund' misrepresented the costs and benefits of SMSFs compared to retail and industry superannuation funds. A third advertisement falsely represented that ASIC reviewed Esuperfund's ...

ASIC lowers wholesale investor threshold to $2.5 million

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... any private rights of action that may be available to third parties. "Persons providing financial services to trustees of SMSFs need to make their own commercial decisions after considering the legal risks." ASIC acknowledged that the definition "has ...