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Super fees fall to 1.23%

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... retirees, which is playing out with retirees or people approaching retirement being increasingly tempted to switch into SMSFs. "SMSFs are so attractive because they are actually the lowest cost super fund segment," Rainmaker said.

Rate cut impacts SMSFs, retirees

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... (SMSF) and retirees, meaning that financial advisers may have to work with them to seek other sources of income. Retirees and SMSFs depending on cash accounts and the interests of bank deposits and market-related investments will have to reach their ...

Industry applauds ISN-FSC union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... level of collaboration amongst all interested parties, from the larger funds that they represent through to smaller funds, SMSFs, financial planners, actuaries, investment consultants and many more." Currently, ASFA fills the role of impartial super ...

TAL puts focus on super in latest offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013

Aussie super, a tempting catch for organised crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... crime in the superannuation industry "is a priority for law enforcement." The report added that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) continue to be a target for fraud networks as they are "often vulnerable." "Individuals who manage their own SMSFs, and who ...

Advisers warned: take sequencing risk seriously

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Sequencing risk can have a "catastrophic impact" on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according Michael E. Drew, Professor of Finance at Griffith University and partner at Drew, Walk & Co. Speaking at the SMSF Professionals' Association of ...

Implemented Portfolios launches 'unique' super IMA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

Breaking Australia's love affair with the lump sum

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... superannuation fund (SMSF) sector. Graeme Colley of the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) said that while SMSFs tend to move towards income stream products, they would prefer it to be a voluntary move rather than a legislated one. With ...

Financial planners lose out to accountants on SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a fully qualified financial planner has declined over the past six years, despite a significant increase in the number of SMSFs, a new report has shown. Much of this potential new business ...

SMSFs lose majority of cases against ATO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... claiming to have misunderstood the requirements. Keeping up with regulatory requirements is therefore paramount. Hughes said SMSFs can expect the ATO to continue its strict monitoring of their activities. "The stats show that the Tax Office is very ...