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Perpetual makes key move into SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... of the group's strategy to establish a stronger presence in the SMSF space. "Perpetual has one of the larger books around DIY [do-it-yourself] funds in Australia - this is about increasing the capability of what we have," said Wang, who also called smartsuper ...

Gen Y prizes property

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Do it yourself (DIY) investors under the age of 40 are investing more in property than shares - but Gen Y's interest in the sector could have detrimental effects on their super contributions, a new survey shows. The RaboPlus DIY Investor Survey of 500 ...

Perpetual hires former Citi head of investments

CAMERON BOGGS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
Perpetual Investments has appointed Andrew de Vries to the newly created position of general manager for Perpetual DIY Super. Returning to Perpetual after three years, de Vries was head of investments at Citibank Australia. Prior to that, he was the ...

DIY investors not happy

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Investors are increasingly dissatisfied with the products of their DIY investment brokers, new research by Wealth Focus shows. Figures from the new DIY Investor Report found that investors were "relatively unhappy" with their main DIY investment broker ...

Tranzact grabs 60pc stake in Total Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... shareholders of Total Super in the near future. The firm also stated that it will now be able to leverage the growth of its DIY super solution, Tranzact Private Super which was launched last year, through the acquired company's platform and proven capabilities. ...

Direct equities gain ground in platforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... core advantage of the SMA because it's still unitised while the SMA is non-unitised." Other than SMAs, Knox pointed out that DIY super funds will drive the trend further. "The growth of self managed super funds and the adviser ability to penetrate this ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... executive, also said their ASX 100 direct investment option, SelfSelect, would help SMSF trustees. "We say if you want to run a DIY fund, then here's an opportunity to do the bulk of it. They're so busy doing the administration and the compliance that ...

Another DIY take on home ownership

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
With housing affordability continuing to deteriorate, one of the country's largest banks has come up with a way to get mums-and-dads access to residential property investments without the stamp duty costs nor the tenancy headaches. Westpac Residential ...

DIY investors all cashed up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
... 2,100 SMSFs back in May by direct banking group RaboPlus and researcher Investment Trends has found startling evidence that DIY investors are more financially savvy than widely thought. According to the study, some 28 per cent of respondents switched ...

DIY funds get legal warrant access

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
The Senate has ended years of fluctuating policy and regulatory decisions by passing legislation to allow the use of instalment warrants for self managed super funds (SMSFs). While the legislation still requires Royal Ascent, this is generally seen ...