Self Managed Super News
Self Managed Super
Loss of protection in SMSFs needs highlighting
InvestorDaily
By Wouter Klijn Promoters of self-managed super funds (SMSF), such as accountants and financial advisers, should have to inform clients of the loss of protection when a member shifts from an Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated ...and more » Super fiddling not helping confidence
Herald Sun
The second change is the dramatic growth in self-managed superannuation. From humble beginnings, self-managed super has grown to be a major sector with around 31 per cent or $400 billion in assets. These have their pros and cons.and more » Six lessons from Australia's richest self-managed super funds
SmartCompany.com.au
How do they invest their super money? Can I learn anything from them? It is a safe assumption that most of these members earning $300000-plus would have their own self-managed super fund (SMSF). And it is a fairly safe assumption that their fund ...and more » 
Sydney Morning HeraldTreasury opens consultation on CGT relief
InvestorDaily
"This period broadly coincides with the period for superannuation funds to undertake the preparation required to transition to the Stronger Super reforms," Treasury said. Treasury made it clear that self-managed super funds will not be part of the ...
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldTrio victims to rally at Parliament House
Illawarra Mercury
Last week a federal parliamentary joint committee recommended against compensation for self-managed super fund and direct investors who lost money as a result of the collapse. It also exposed gaping holes in the protection of the nation's ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The Age
Superannuation
Small business makes super mistake
Brisbane Times
MORE than a fifth of Australian women who own their own small business are not a member of any superannuation fund, a report says. Research commissioned by Westpac also revealed the low take-up and continuation of superannuation by female ...and more » 
BigPond NewsTrio saga a warning bell for super fraud
The Australian
ONE of the many government reports that arrived during the week and passed almost unreported was the multi-party parliamentary report into the Trio-Astarra superannuation fraud, and more's the pity. We've long been told that those who ignore the ...
The AgeAustralian business news digest - May 21
Sydney Morning Herald
Research conducted by Westpac Banking Corporation has found that more than 20 percent of Australian women who run small businesses are not affiliated with any superannuation fund. "The amount of super women have in their super fund for retirement is ...and more » NZers realise they will have to work for longer - survey
Radio New Zealand
Superannuation will cost the Government $9.6 billion this year, which is 4.6% of GDP. The Treasury estimates that will swell to 8% by 2050. The survey by Mercer quizzed 1000 workers and found that although most want to retire at 57, many expect to keep ...Treasury opens consultation on CGT relief
InvestorDaily
"The proposed relief will ensure that tax considerations are not an impediment to superannuation funds seeking to merge and consolidate in response to the Stronger Super reforms," Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten said.
ABC OnlineFormer Victorian boss of the Meatworkers Union, Wally Curran. Source: Supplied
The Australian
A UNION stalwart who helps to run a superannuation fund for meat workers was paid tens of thousands of dollars by a cash-starved property development company that received about $30 million in investment cash from the super fund.and more » Fund official gains from poor investment
The Australian
A UNION superannuation fund for meatworkers owns almost 22 million shares in a speculative biotechnology company that has lost more than half its value and pays no dividend, fuelling concerns over how the retirement funds for some of Australia's ...and more »
Sydney News
Sydney M. Cohen, retired military engineer
Washington Post
Sydney M. Cohen, 88, a retired military engineer who served in the Air Force Reserve for three decades, died April 18 at the Greenspring Village retirement community in Springfield. He had congestive heart failure, said his daughter Nancy Cohen. Col.
Brisbane Times
Bloomberg
Sydney Morning HeraldSydney man stabbed in domestic dispute
Ninemsn
Thomson asks cops to review brothel tapesEmbattled federal MP Craig Thomson is set to ask police to review CCTV footage in a bid to prove he did not spend union money at Sydney brothels. Daggy dad and daughter dance goes viralA video of a daggy ...
Crikey (blog)An answer to Sydney NRL crowd problems?
The Roar
By frullens, 21 May 2012 frullens is a Roar Rookie Last week, we discussed where best to hold the bigger games in Sydney, with my proposal of basing big games at two main stadiums, one based in the CBD and the other the west at Parramatta.and more » 
Sydney Morning HeraldSydney FC eyes young gun Tom Rogic
The Australian
SYDNEY FC might have missed out on luring Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold but the club is looking to make up for that disappointment by setting its sights on his exciting protege, Tom Rogic. Determined to rejuvenate a squad that has failed ...
Sydney Morning Herald
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