Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ETFs, Investments

Volume makes ETF weaknesses more significant

ETFs capital volume

The volume of capital allocated to exchange-traded funds is making some negative characteristics of these investment vehicles more of a concern, a fund manager has said.

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Fixed Income

Bleak outlook for fixed income investments

fixed income investments

The returns stemming from fixed income investments are likely to be poor over the next 10 to 15 years, an international fund manager’s market assessment has predicted.

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Tax

Tax incentives remain important

Tax incentives retirement

Tax incentives will still be a significant contributing factor in the bid to encourage people to save enough money to fund their own retirement, according to Treasury.

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ATO, Tax

ATO grants NALE transitional period

ATO arm’s-length arrangements

SMSF trustees have the opportunity to rectify any service provision arrangements involving themselves and their fund to prevent them from falling foul of the new NALE provisions.

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Investments

Hunt for yield to intensify

yield interest rates

The continued reduction of the official interest rate will see SMSF investors increase their focus on generating yield from their investments, a global fund manager has predicted.

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Direct Domestic Shares, Investments

Small caps providing great value for money

small cap returns

A local fund manager has recommended investing in Australian small cap companies to access superior returns without an associated excessively high price.

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Superannuation

Illegal early access promoter jailed

Illegal early access superannuation

The operator of a scheme providing illegal early access to superannuation benefits has been given a three-year jail sentence.

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Investments

Single digit equity returns a realistic expectation

single digit equity returns

Single digit returns are what investors can realistically expect from their shareholdings in the coming year, a global fund manager has said.

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Commercial Property

Stronghold launches its first open-ended fund

Commercial property fund stronghold

Specialist commercial property manager Stronghold Investment Management launched its first open ended fund offering yesterday designed to provide capital protection and income returns for SMSF investors.

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ATO, Pensions

ECPI discretion success has common factors

ECPI ATO discretion

A successful application for ATO discretion to claim exempt current pension income usually involves some common elements, a technical manager has said.

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