Articles by Jason Spits

Investments

Investors must sift tech stocks to find value

tech stocks value

Too many investors are jumping into tech stocks without considering the nature of the sector or the long-term shifts taking place, an investment manager has warned.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

ATO clarifies penalty stance

ATO SMSF trustee penalties

ATO case officers must have defensible reasons for imposing multiple penalties on an SMSF trustee, new guidelines have revealed.

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Documentation

Digital signatures not ideal for deeds

Digital signatures SMSF deeds

Making permanent changes to federal laws to allow electronically signed digital trust deeds will only assist SMSFs when all the states implement similar changes.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

Trustee steps to shape penalties

trustee penalties

The ATO will consider the consistency of a trustee’s behaviour in determining when penalties for breaches will be waived under newly released guidelines.

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Investments

US election stock impact to be short term

US election stock market

Investors should maintain a long-term view through the US election, with any negative market moves unlikely to be indicative of the future.

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Retirement

Govt ignored self-funded retirees

Self-funded retirees budget

Self-funded retirees have been given no support in the budget to offset retirement income losses caused by the impact of COVID-19.

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Investments

Hotspots drive global market recovery

Global share markets

The bounce back in global share markets is not universal, with a few hotspots bringing up the average as some sectors continue to struggle.

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Superannuation

Super changes not yet understood

superannuation changes

Sweeping changes to superannuation in 2017 are still not fully understood but further changes are unlikely in the near future, according to a government minister.

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Australian Shares, International Shares, Investments

FAANG stocks hold value but may be overpriced

FAANG stocks

The FAANG group of stocks are still good value, but their share price may be overvalued due to a high level of investor interest.

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Superannuation

Six-member funds back on table

six-member SMSFs

The government has revived its plans to allow six-member SMSFs after introducing legislation into parliament to enact the change.

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