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Industry funds should offer SMSFs: QMV

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Industry superannuation funds should consider offering self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to their members, according to QMV Super Solutions chief executive Brad Goodall. Goodall, who heads up the Melbourne-based superannuation technology consultant and ...

SPAA defends status quo on SMSF regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The self-managed superannuation super (SMSF) sector is not being poorly regulated, according to SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) chief executive Andrea Slattery. Slattery's comments came in response to a recent survey in which around ...

Legg Mason appeals to retail after lowering minimum investment

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Legg Mason Australia (Legg Mason) is targeting the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market and has reduced the minimum investment for five funds. The minimum initial investment amount is now $30,000 for the Australian Real Income, Australian ...

OneVue appoints senior distribution executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... executive Stephen Karrasch to broaden OneVue's distribution in the intermediary market. The adviser services and self-managed super fund (SMSF) solutions teams now report to Storm. Prior to OneVue, Storm held roles at organisations including Ord Minnett ...

Performance, fees still major retention risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... retail fund members who switched. Concerns over performance was meanwhile the major reason people set up a self - managed super fund (SMSF), with 50% of people opening these funds saying it was the main reason. Only 14% of people who switched into an ...

SMSFs double use of retail investment managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
The number of self-managed super funds (SMSF) using retail investment managers has doubled in the last four years, according Plan for Life research. Retail investment managers who have provided a combination of investment and administration services ...

SMSF regulation to remain 'light touch': Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The regulation of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unlikely to change much under the Abbott government, according to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. The speedy growth of the SMSF sector has led some commentators to question whether the Australian ...

HESTA named Super Fund of the Year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... MySuper. The growing importance of retirement products will just add to this pressure as will the reality of how self-managed super is forcing funds to confront whether they are occupational pension funds or retail wealth managers," said Rainmaker managing ...

AustralianSuper CEO justifies The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... The New Daily will become an organ for the interests of the industry super sector against, in particular, the self-managed super sector. Sloan's comments highlight latent tensions between the retail and industry sectors. But Silk left no room for doubt ...

Banned adviser spent client savings on sports car business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Sydney financial adviser Gabriel Nakhl which permanently prevents him from providing financial services after he used clients' cash on his sports ...