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FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... equities. The fact that retail investors like what they know is also reflected in the surprising (and well-documented) portion SMSFs allocate to cash: 30%, according to Rainmaker. This paints a quantitative picture of Aussie investors as rather a traditional ...

SMSFs need no more regulation: Treasury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... prudentially regulated, Treasury has argued in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry. It said that a major attraction of SMSFs was the light-touch regulation, providing freedom for trustees to engage more closely with their superannuation. "Continuation ...

ASIC should regulate SMSFs as a financial product: PwC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... Commission (ASIC). In a submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), PwC alerted that account balances transferred into SMSFs are often "very small" and added that they often follow poor strategies, or don't follow any strategy at all. "Examples ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... performance. The industry typically advises that a minimum balance of between $100,000 and $200,000 is the tipping point at which SMSFs costs match those of pooled superannuation funds. However, Rainmaker analysis of Australian Taxation Office (ATO) ...

FPA calls for clear separation of general and personal advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... also recommended the government to "follow Cooper's recommendation and undertake a formal review of the decision to allow SMSFs to gear up property in their fund."

Thinktank launches LRBA loan service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... loan specialist Thinktank has launched a limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) loan for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The Thinktank SMSF Commercial Loan offers loan-to-value ratios of up to 75% and 25 year repayment terms. The maximum loan ...

ASFA and AIST push for tighter regulation of SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... mandating the use of financial planners. "ASFA has previously advocated that consumer protection be increased in relation to SMSFs by mandating that asset classes such as investment property and limited recourse loans only be provided through licensed ...

SPAA and Macquarie to investigate SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... participate," she said. Macquarie banking and financial services group division director, Sarah Penn, said that as the popularity of SMSFs continues to grow, understanding business was essential. "SMSFs are becoming an increasingly large part of many ...

SMSFs still under-invested in global shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) reveal that overseas equities account for just 0.4% of the total capital invested in SMSFs. "There are many exceptional global companies that have impressive track records of compounding earnings and dividends at ...

High net worth assets grow to $1.4 trillion

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... $1 million of investable assets, excluding the family home, business and super, but including self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Regarding the investment habits of HNW investors, 2013 saw a shift away from cash and term deposits towards listed shares ...