Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ETFs

VanEck adds two new ETFs

Asset manager VanEck has released two new exchange-traded funds (ETF) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

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Compliance & Regulation

ATO issues LRBA compliance guidelines

The ATO has issued guidelines defining the compliance obligations relating to limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) involving related parties that will ensure income from these strategies will not be treated as non-arm’s length in nature.

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Direct Domestic Shares

Non-blue-chip shares sound performers

Shares from organisations outside of the top 10 Australian Securities Exchange-listed companies proved to be some of the best performers as revealed by the latest reporting season, according to investment manager Van Eck Global.

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Investments

AREITs a consistent performer

A recent review of the real estate market performed by listed property fund manager Folkestone has shown Australian real estate investment trusts (AREIT) to be the best-performing investment vehicle over the past five years.

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Compliance & Regulation

Treasurer stipulates superannuation purpose

Three arrows and bullseye.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has used his presentation at an industry conference to reinforce the federal government’s view on what the goal of the superannuation system is and how the current tax concessions within the system should not be used to achieve other objectives.

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Business news

Spire Capital launches third property offering

Global investment manager Spire Capital has added to its series of Real Estate Opportunity Capital (ROC) offerings with the launch of its USA ROC III Fund in February.

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LICs

SMSFs drive LIC launch

Absolute return investment manager Monash Investors has launched a listed investment company (LIC) on the back of demand for directly held investments from SMSF trustees.

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ATO

ATO extends dividend stripping olive branch

Olive branch.

The Australian Taxation Office has announced it will contact SMSF trustees who have fallen foul of the dividend stripping arrangements as defined in Taxpayer Alert 2015/1 (TA 2015/1), allowing them to correct the tax positions of their funds without penalty.

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Economy

Consumer spend spearheads China prospects

The diminishing role of investment in China’s gross domestic product and the increasing part consumer spending is playing in the country’s economy are creating investment opportunities in new sectors.

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ETFs

Stage set for act two in ETF evolution

The Australian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is set for its next stage of development in 2016, a specialist fund manager has predicted.

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