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AMP Capital chases Asian growth

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... three years and preferably rolling five years," said Dunn. AMP is also looking to expand its offerings to the self managed super funds market in Australia, on the back of its acquisition of Adelaide-based SMSF administrator Cavendish. However, AMP group ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... strictly case-by-case basis, for accountants registering with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's self managed super fund auditor program. Requirements such as tertiary qualifications, an exam and other registration conditions will become ...

Financial Simplicity boosts managed accounts offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... and Self-Invested Personal Pensions. "In Australia, this functionality is also required for family trusts and self managed super funds," said Enda Mahoney, chief operating officer at Financial Simplicity. "For family trust it's about the financial planner ...

Super fees are falling but only just

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... offered by 517 super funds and mastertrusts, covering $810bn and 27 million members. The survey also covered 40 self managed super fund (SMSF) administration groups. "The net result is the fee centre of gravity is increasingly moving towards low cost ...

Call for change follows Perpetual 57% profit fall

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
Perpetual needs more accelerated and fundamental change, said chief executive and Managing Director Geoff Lloyd, after announcing the group's $26.7 million net after tax profit - a 57% fall on the previous year. A group-wide cost reduction program in ...

Super FUM hits $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... billion. Retail funds, including superannuation platforms and legacy retail, grew only 0.6% to $372 billion. Self managed super funds (SMSF) grew 3.7% to $484 billion and are well on their way to breaking through the half trillion dollar barrier. Corporate ...

SMSF's need life cover education

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Knowledge of life insurance offers is the biggest barrier to self managed super fund members taking it up within their fund, said AIA Australia. AIA Australia surveyed approximately 400 advisers on the knowledge and take-up of life insurance within ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... "They have a legitimate and - at times - rewarding role to play in an investment portfolio," he said. "For a self managed super fund with $500 000 a structured product may offer an ideal way to capture market upside for an outlay of the interest payments. ...

NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... lets SMSF investors borrow money to invest in listed shares and unlisted managed funds. The product allows self managed super fund (SMSF) investors to borrow a minimum of $20,000 to purchase a single parcel of shares or units in a managed fund from the ...

Advisers optimistic on SMSFs despite changing skill set

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... revenue, despite cost of advice falling and the specialist skills required. The Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Fund Planner Report showed despite total revenue from SMSFs falling from 24% in 2011 to 21%, advisers were still optimistic ...