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SMSFA addresses policy hurdles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
SMSF Association executives addressed the regulatory hurdles facing the industry at the Sydney leg of this year's SMSF Association Technical Day. Speaking to the crowded room of SMSF professionals, SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney highlighted ...

Federal Court rules partly in favour of DomaCom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
A Federal Court ruling on a potential breach of the Sole Purpose Test has been termed a "milestone" for the SMSF industry, however there are still hurdles to clear before sub-funds are not considered in-house assets or related trusts under the SIS (Superannuation ...

Trust in financial services down since Royal Commission: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Financial Standard readers say trust and satisfaction levels in banking and financial services have taken a hit since the Royal Commission began. Eighty-seven per cent of respondents to a Financial Standard poll either agreed or strongly agreed the ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
The rate at which superannuation funds slug members fees is growing faster than the underlying assets being managed, latest research shows. Rainmaker Information's March quarter Benchmarking report shows members paid a total of $32 billion in super ...

Royal Commission on social media: Former Treasurer weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
As the Royal Commission turned its attention to superannuation this week, financial services executives and commentators took to twitter to have their say. The Royal Commission into banking is correct... having multiple super accounts may mean paying ...

AMP wealth arm leaked $873 million in first half

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
AMP's wealth management arm, which includes its superannuation and platform products, saw net outflows of $873 million in the first half of 2018. By comparison, it had recorded net inflows of more than $1 billion in first half of last year. AMP's North ...

Are SMSF investors too conservative?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
The view that self-managed superannuation funds with less than $1 million in assets are likely to underperform APRA-regulated funds says more about SMSF asset allocation then it does for where individual members fit inside Australia's $2.6 trillion ...

Glennon Capital hires marketing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
Glennon Capital has appointed a marketing director as it continues to build its executive team to support its swelling funds under management. Brooke Logan will be responsible for all the $110 million boutique's strategic and operational marketing ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Financial Standard readers overwhelmingly agree now is the time to reassess property investment strategies. More than 80% of respondents to a Financial Standard survey either agree or strongly agree it is critical to reassess property investment strategies ...

ASIC identifies potential risks in ETP market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
ASIC has identified three potential risks in the $40 billion market for exchange-traded products, following a review triggered by SMSFs and retail investors' growing investment in the vehicles. The three risks in the ETP markets were: temporary widening ...