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ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... windfall. "Hopefully, these numbers are another nail in the coffin to the myth that says SMSF members take their superannuation as a lump sum as soon as they can and then go on to the aged pension," he said.

Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... base with above average performance and it's easy to see why the group has caught the attention of the Australian superannuation funds, which are notoriously hard fee negotiators. Australian investors account for more than 65% of GDI's total funds under ...

Trio victims condemn Astarra director jail release

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... "light" and "pathetic." "A dole cheat in this country gets a heavier sentence than the perpetrator of the worst superannuation fraud in Australia's history," VOFF spokesperson Paul Matters said. "He dishonestly stole $26 million of retirement money and ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...

Appleyard defends free SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... easily accessible, free SMSF service could attract people who really were not qualified to be managing their own superannuation, he said: "It's a really good point, but I'd say that it's only valid in the assessment of how SMSFs are being delivered in ...

Advisers and accountants clash over SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Accountants are feeling challenged that they cannot set up self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) without a license, at the same time advisers are struggling to gain clients' trust when it comes to SMSFs, Crowe Horwath head of SMSF and Superannuation ...

CFSGAM wins VicSuper infra mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Super fund VicSuper has awarded a mandate worth $100 million to Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to manage its new listed infrastructure portfolio. This represents the $12 billion super fund's first foray into listed infrastructure ...

SPAA questions 'free lunch' SMSF service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... the free service in the middle of 2013, he said the service would be "an end to $20 billion in admin fees within superannuation forever." He described SMSF technology as "infinitely scalable". But Colley questioned the accuracy of these sorts of claims:"That ...

New ATO powers to decrease SMSF 'delinquency'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Plans to increase the power of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to penalise self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) on a sliding scale will provide a more nuanced way of penalising 'delinquent trustees', according to Superannuation Australia's ...

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
MySuper lifecycle products are not the best option for super funds whose members have lower balances, according to AustralianSuper investment manager Alistair Barker. Over the last year as funds have launched their MySuper options, many have opted for ...