SELF-MANAGED SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

Westpac Institutional Bank has launched 31 self-funding instalments to provide moderately geared equity investment opportunities, particularly to self-managed super funds...

Funds management

State Street Global Advisers is looking to take a measured approach to the expansion of its current suite of exchange-traded funds offered in the Australian market....

Financial planning

Government embraces majority of Cooper recommendations as policy but faces testing time gaining Parliamentary endorsement....

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Funds management

iShares has released four new ETFs onto the Australian market, bringing the iShares range to 23 ETFs available on the ASX....

Superannuation

The number of SMSFs borrowing to invest has more than doubled in the past two years, with property by far the most popular geared investment for trustees....

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Tools & guides

Tim Sanderson explains the importance of understanding member obligations when it comes to SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Tim Sanderson explains the importance of understanding member obligations when it comes to SMSFs....

Financial planning

DKN’s Phil Butterworth warns that the price of reform may be fewer and much busier planners....

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Superannuation

About $32.2 billion worth of cash and shares in self-managed super funds is set to be diverted to residential property, but a lack of advice could incur penalties, accord...

Superannuation

SMSF specialist warns against minimum entry threshold....

Superannuation

The ongoing uncertainty over the accountant exemption applying to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as well as a number of rules that simply don’t make sense are two...

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Financial planning

CommInsure has changed its benefit definitions for prostate cancer just months after a Financial Wisdom adviser, who is currently living with the condition, raised concer...

Superannuation

The National Institute of Accountants (NIA) has called on the Government to explain its so-called contradicting comments regarding self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF...

Superannuation

SISFA has expressed concern that SMSFs that are late lodging tax returns for the 2009-10 financial year may be unfairly punished by the ATO....

Financial planning

Asgard has launched a custodial shares solution through its eWRAP Investment, which adds clients’ equities information to their other investments on the same platfo...

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