The SMSF Association will make submissions to the banking royal commission if requested despite the sector’s exclusion from the inquiry’s terms of reference.

Australian Securities Exchange-traded corporate bond investment provider XTB has reported considerable outperformance for its fixed-rate portfolios when compared against the credit index and comparative bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) market in 2017.

Strong quarterly net inflows for the second quarter of the 2018 financial year have helped drive Hub24’s funds under administration (FUA) to $7 billion.

The SMSF sector’s returns matching Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)-regulated fund returns during 2015/16 demonstrates the hard work of SMSF specialists who advise many members about their investments, the SMSF Association has said.

Hub24 has announced enhancements to its platform, including a superannuation contributions tracker and an integrated records of advice (ROA) solution for advisers.

Verante Financial Planning has boosted its education efforts through its Financial Knowledge Centre, which includes a comprehensive module on SMSFs.

Fractional investment company DomaCom has announced an agreement with Domain to integrate the full range of Domain property listings into DomaCom’s crowdfunding platform in a bid to take it mainstream.

Selfmanagedsuper would like to welcome back all of its readers for 2018 and share some exciting new developments with them.

The selfmanagedsuper team would like to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas in 2017 and a Happy New Year.