Online investment community SelfWealth is getting ready to unveil the BGL200 Index, which will allow BGL Corporate Solutions clients to compare their fund’s performance against the top 200 funds.

Perpetual Private today announced a new partnership program that will offer accountants assistance in determining the right licence path and opportunities to connect with trusted organisations as preparation for the removal of the accountants’ exemption.

AssureInvest has launched a consulting service aimed at providing independent external investment solutions for accountants and financial planners operating in the SMSF space.

Heffron SMSF Solutions has successfully completed the acquisition of 1400 SMSFs and would continue to focus on building further scalability through more large purchases.

Fractional property provider DomaCom today revealed it had added Justsuper to its collaborative partnership of service providers under the firm’s Property SMSF banner.

The ATO was looking to achieve positive outcomes from SMSF contraventions rather than reasons to mete out punishment, according to a superannuation specialist legal firm.

Perennial Value Management has broadened access to its Wealth Defender Equities offering, aimed at providing additional self-directed investor and in particular SMSF member appeal for the product via a listed investment company (LIC) structure.

Financial services firm Mafematica has launched a robo-advice offering to the SMSF market designed to help trustees overcome their ‘loneliness’ in regard to their retirement planning.

SMSF investors should consider an allocation to gold in light of the poor returns term deposits and cash were currently delivering in the low interest rate environment in Australia, according to a chief economist.