SELF-MANAGED SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

As the competition between SMSFs and the more mainstream industry and retail super funds continues to evolve, the solution for many Australians may lie in balancing both ...

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Superannuation

While SMSFs may continue to experience significant and continued growth, there will be a stage in many trustees’ lives when the obligations inherent in running a fund wil...

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Financial planning

Some financial advisers who regarded ETF growth as merely cyclical and not structural are starting to change their position, according to a report published by ETF Consul...

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Superannuation

ATO is worried that SMSFs do not fully understand their obligations under the law when investing in property - or are taking advantage of the system....

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Superannuation

SMSF appetite for property continues to grow, but the lack of any minimum professional standards for property investment advisers requires serious consideration from the ...

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Superannuation

Whilst SMSFs are traditionally a retirement vehicle sought by ‘Baby Boomers’, Andrew Hewison, director of Hewison Private Wealth, believes they also may be a suitable opt...

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Superannuation

SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery points to possibilities for SMSFs in biotechnology and life science investment....

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Superannuation

The regulatory controls on the manner in which SMSFs approach risk insurance coverage for fund members are tightening in a number of respects, writes Macquarie Adviser Se...

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Superannuation

Industry funds can slow the exit of members into SMSFs by helping members set up SMSFs under the industry fund's administration, according to Deloitte....

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Superannuation

The SMSF sector is well placed to deal with the challenges of post-retirement, according to SPAA chief executive Andrea Slattery....

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Superannuation

WHK is in the process of assessing super fund IT providers to help the group improve its SMSF client services....

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has applauded the Federal Government's lack of tax tinkering in its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEF...

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Superannuation

SMSFs are, by their very nature, tuned towards providing their members with income streams during retirement, according to John Wilson, head of PIMCO Australia....

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Financial planning

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Australian Performance Financial Planning, after already suspending that licence earlier this year when the firm went into administration....

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Superannuation

More than half of superannuation fund members are disengaged, with many seeking better performance, lower fees and stronger communication, according to a report released ...

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