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Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016

... knowledge," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF customers Marcus Evans said. "Given that women account for nearly half of all SMSF members, more must be done to better support and empower female trustees. This is also true when it comes to funds with joint-trustees ...

Minimum $200k SMSF balance "completely incorrect"

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015

... shares and property, "even where the starting balance is well under $200,000, since that is just the deposit. "Most SMSF members go into an SMSF for the control. They want that control irrespective of the balance of the fund.A That desire for control ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015

... by 10% over the last year, but all other super assets grew by 16%. One of the main drivers behind that gap is that SMSF members are a lot older than the whole population in superannuation," Peker said. "Also it is the under exposure to international ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015

... $5.2 billion in tax-free income stream payments, or an average of around $216,000. This is compared with the 232,000 SMSF members with balances of less than $1 million who received a total of $8.9 billion, or an average of around $38,000.

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015

... managing director Andrea Slattery was among the first to welcome the result, describing it as an important victory for SMSF members. Slattery said the Senate vote ends a "draconian" system that "severely punished" trustees for infractions that were rarely ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015

... for being too thinly invested in international shares, Burgess said critics overlook the fact that half the average SMSF members' wealth sits outside super. He added that many of the most popular Australian companies held by SMSFs generate huge proportions ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014

... attention is the scrutiny of the amount of tax they pay. The argument is that the system unfairly benefits wealthy SMSF members who pay a lower proportion of tax inside super than outside when compared to lower income earners. SPAA chief executive Andrea ...

SMSF closures drop 75% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014

... 32,484 were set up in the 12 months to June 2014. The total number of SMSFs on June 2014 was 534,176, while total SMSF members surpassed the one million milestone with 1,011,686 members. ATO data shows that the largest proportion of funds (24.7%) hold ...

SMSF members getting younger

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014

... and 54, compared to only 36.6% of the SMSF investors in July last year. Those aged 25-34 now make up 11.1% of all SMSF members, compared to 4.0% a year ago. This translates to approximately 111,775 SMSF members in that age group. Additionally, 29.9% ...

Investors find opportunity in SMSF conservative approach

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014

... which makes up 24% of their allocation. ATO figures also revealed that there are currently more than one million SMSF members. In March 2014, there were 1,006,975 SMSF members in Australia, up from 524,000 in 2004. "If Selfie-ville was an Australian ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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