Class has posted an increase in its share of all SMSFs from 19.2 per cent to 21.7 per cent in the six months to 31 December 2016, based on an estimated total market of 589,000 SMSFs.

Count Financial chief executive David Lane last week announced his resignation to take up a group executive position at Perpetual Investments, commencing on 10 April.

AMP is set to make more financial products available to SMSFs via its software service and expects to see a resulting increase in the fund inflows generated from the sector.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender SocietyOne has revealed it is working hard to improve its application process and overall experience for its investor lenders, which comprise a mix of institutional and sophisticated clients, including SMSFs.

Smaller initial public offerings (IPO) easily outperformed larger IPOs on the Australian Securities Exchange during 2016, while company floats as a sector delivered much better returns than the broader share market, a new report has found.