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SMSF

SMSFs and growth funds hit hardest by sell-off

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and high-growth superannuation funds are likely to have felt the brunt of recent share market volatility hardest in 2016.

AMP to announce SMSF board

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
AMP SMSF will announce a new board for its self-managed superannuation fund administration business in the first quarter of 2016.

SMSF borrowing triples in four years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Limited recourse borrowing arrangements within SMSFs have almost tripled in four years, the latest Australian Tax Office (ATO) statistics show.

PwC appoints SMSF specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
A growing number of PwC clients moving in to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) has led to a new appointment at the professional services firm.

SMSF capability added to BT Panorama

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
BT is ready with the first phase of its new SMSF offering, which offers access to all the investments on the BT Panorama platform.

Belabouring the labour market stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Measurement and sampling ("rotation") issues suggest that the Australian labour market is definitely not strong as what the seasonally adjusted numbers indicate.

Four steps up, four steps down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
Is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) just toying with monetary policy or what?

SMSFs could own Kidman Station

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
A crowd-funded initiative is proposing that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) raise about $360 million to acquire Kidman Station.

Class to list on ASX before Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
Self-managed superannuation administrative software provider Class is expected to commence trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) from 16 December 2015.

Oil slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
Would the removal of OPEC's production ceiling also take away the floor from the price of oil? The equilibrium price of crude - or any commodity for that matter - after all, is driven by the fundamental law of supply and demand.