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SMSF software helps maximise property tax deductions

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
SMSF administration software developer Class Super has launched accounting software to calculate property depreciation values on an on-going basis. Class Super, owned by Class Financial Systems, has introduced the new property module to allow SMSF administrators ...

Australian First Mortgage and SuperShift form alliance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... for these types of loans are often the lowest of any Funder," said Nic Ellis, principal of SuperShift Australia and SMSF adviser. "They have built a specific offering that is tailored for our legal structures and enables the broker and the end consumer ...

SMSFs focus on risk reduction: report

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) and Russell Investments today launched the second annual SMSF report which revealed a focus among trustees on risk reduction and increased interest in SMSFs among a younger demographic. ...

ASIC brings criminal charges against SMSF adviser

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
A New South Wales SMSF adviser has appeared in court, charged with obtaining money by deception and of making a false or misleading statement to ASIC. The investigation into Craig Gerard Dangar relates to his time as an adviser at SMSF Consultants in ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
More than 1,100 delegates are in Brisbane this week to attend the annual Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA) conference, a record turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address ...

Low contrib caps slam brakes on SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Existing rules around contribution caps have prevented self-managed super fund trustees from saving more for their retirement, with new research showing that at least $15.1 billion of assets could have been added to the superannuation pool last year ...

SMSF advisers back FOFA call to upskill

SPAA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
More than 90 per cent of SMSF advisers support raising competency levels through the proposed Future of Financial Advice Reforms - while 6 out of 10 advisers agree SMSF auditors should be registered with ASIC, new research shows. According to the 2010 ...

SMSFs get web upgrade

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
Online portfolio administration solution provider Multiport has unveiled a string of upgrades to its self-managed super fund (SMSF) solution in a bid to help SMSF advisers. Following the upgrade, advisers who use Multiport can get daily information ...

SMSF adviser ordered to repay clients

The Australian and Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) has ordered a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) adviser to repay his clients a total of $77,000. In December last year, ASIC had obtained permanent injunctions to prevent Steven Preston ...

ASIC completes wind up of SMSF adviser

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has completed a shut down of a self-managed superannuation adviser following earlier action taken by the regulator. Pitcher Partners has been appointed as the provisional liquidator for PFS ...