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Compensation opposed for SMSFs: SPAA

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos, SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery said: "the guiding philosophy underpinning self-managed super is that trustees/members take responsibility for their own retirement income outcomes." Recently Sinodinos, said that the SMSF ...

ASX managed fund service gets go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... entities, 10 external unit registries and 11 brokers. The service will provide another way of accessing the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market, which Marcus Christoe, ASX senior manager, funds and investment products, called "the biggest opportunity." ...

Charterhill assets frozen

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Federal Court in Adelaide froze all assets owned by the founders of the Charterhill group, following an application from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Charterhill group specialises in assisting clients to invest ...

Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Stricter licensing rules would better protect investors from property spruikers and unscrupulous promoters of geared investment strategies within SMSFs, according to Hamilton Wealth Management's Ian Gillies. The Reserve Bank, Australian Taxation Office ...

DomaCom launches property fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... called the DomaCom Fund. The fund has exposure to residential, commercial and industrial property and targets self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors "for whom property represents such a large transactional size, to achieve the right balance in their ...

AMP IM director departs as restructure rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... that the restructure would lead to job cuts in some areas, as well as growth in other departments such as the self-managed super fund (SMSF) business.

Retail funds close member satisfaction gap

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... average of 61.2% satisfaction. Roy Morgan did not give a breakdown of which public sector funds scored highest. Self-managed super fund (SMSF) members were by far the most satisfied with their funds' performance, at 71.9%. However, there was a slight ...

SMSFs retarding growth in Australia: Credit Suisse

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) "are retarding growth in Australia" by controlling much of the equity that could be used for new investment and demanding dividend increases instead. A Credit Suisse report called "The rise of the Selfies" notes that ...

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
CleverSuper head Chris Appleyard has defended his organisation's plans to launch a "free self-managed super fund [SMSF] service for every Australian." Yesterday Financial Standard reported that the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) ...