BGL Corporate Solutions has increased the number of SMSFs on its Simple Fund 360 platform, with 5000 funds committed to be migrated from independent specialist SMSF firm More Super.

Independent online platform ESIC Hub will begin to provide SMSFs with investment access to the new asset class of early-stage innovation companies (ESIC), which will also provide trustees with significant tax benefits.

The corporate regulator has revealed as many as 582 applications for licences are pending approval and flagged expected delays with processing as the accountants’ exemption officially ticked over into the new regime on 1 July.

Active small-cap funds continued to experience a strong year compared to the index despite dropping significantly from double-digit growth in previous years, research house Zenith Investment Partners’ sector review showed. Zenith’s “2016 Australian Shares Small Companies Sector Review” revealed over the past 12 months, the active small-cap funds on Zenith’s approved product list outperformed the […]

SMSFs with multiple pensions must use extra caution when it comes to which pension to roll back and the order under the proposed $1.6 million transfer balance cap requirements. “We have a few issues there,” Heffron SMSF Solutions technical services manager Leigh Mansell said. “If you think about this example of two members in the […]

The SMSF Owners’ Alliance (SMSFOA) has commended Treasurer Scott Morrison’s decision to amend the federal government’s policy on the backdated $500,000 lifetime non-concessional contributions (NCC) cap, following concerns about the measure’s impact on contracts that were entered into prior to budget night.

Royston Capital has added the expertise of Hong Kong-based manager Admiral Investment to its Australian real estate investment trust (REIT) and listed infrastructure portfolio.

Adviser platform provider Hub24 is specifically targeting SMSFs for its international managed portfolio offering as a way to address the asset imbalance in their portfolios.