Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 1819 results for "Managed Super"

Collectables market reaches $17bn: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... Shorte said collectables are for those who are "total experts in those areas." "The people who invest in our self-managed super funds in collectables are normally antique dealers or art dealers, or people who've got a really good understanding of ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
Webull Securities Australia has launched a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) account offering, targeting cost-conscious younger investors. Webull's SMSF offering has no monthly fees and features commission-free trading on ASX and US-listed exchange-traded ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian fund to be wound up

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Following the order to freeze the assets of the First Guardian Master Fund and its responsible entity Falcon Capital last month, the Federal Court has ordered both the fund and the entity to be wound up. In response to a petition by ASIC, the court ...

UGC's AFCA membership to cease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... significant losses. "Let's say a client was advised to switch from an APRA-regulated superannuation fund to a self-managed super fund (SMSF) with most of the assets placed in a high-risk product. Having found the advice to be inappropriate, under ...

Fortitude Investment Partners acquires majority stake in SMSF audit firm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
Fortitude Investment Partners has acquired a majority stake in self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) audit firm ASF Audits. The investment will improve ASF Audits' client experience and accelerate future growth; the primary capital investment ...

CSLR costs driven by poor advice: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... complaints," Singh said. "What we are seeing here at AFCA is that conflicted advice models and inappropriate use of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are the most prevalent issues behind complaints that then lead to CSLR claims." Singh said one in five ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... (MDS) adviser members with the "most up to date" technical reference and guides across superannuation, tax, self-managed super funds, aged care, social security and estate planning. Members will also benefit from resources to CFS FirstTech podcast, webinars ...

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... Burgess has called out recent hawking practices that prompt people to transfer their retirement savings into a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Burgess said the sector needs to be on alert about the resurgence of "nefarious" activity. Anti-hawking laws ...

Aussie ETF market tipped to hit $300bn in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... benefits of ETFs," Ibrahim said. "A growing proportion of high-net-worth individuals are allocating to ETFs via self-managed super funds." Globally, State Street believes that active ETF strategies will continue to grow in 2025, flagging close to 80% ...

SMSF Association names annual award winners

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
SMSF Association (SMSFA) has recognised four of its members at the 2025 SMSF National Conference, citing their excellence in self-managed superannuation and their contribution to the sector. The 2024 CEO Award was posthumously awarded to former Foxton ...