Articles by Malavika Santhebennur

TRIS conversion should be considered

May 11, 2018

SMSF trustees and members should consider converting a transition-to-retirement income stream (TRIS) into an account-based pension (ABP) as the former is no longer classified as a retirement income product, according to an industry expert.

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Compliance & Regulation

Imputation credits policy fails fairness test

April 11, 2018

Krystine Lumanta & Malavika Santhebennur

The SMSF Association has labelled the federal opposition’s proposal to abolish cash refunds for excess imputation credits often claimed by superannuants as an unfair strategy purely aimed at SMSFs.

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ETFs

Magellan makes its own ETF market

April 11, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

Global fund manager Magellan Financial Group has taken on the role of market maker for its active exchange-traded funds (ETF) to ensure investors are provided with a sufficient level of liquidity in the offering.

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Business news

Market consensus vital to stock performance

April 11, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

SMSF trustees who wish to invest in shares must be aware of the market consensus and predicted levels of profit for the companies whose stock they are interested in buying, according to an equities strategist.

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Residential Property

Residential vacancies ease in January

March 9, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The national residential vacancy rate fell to 2.3 per cent in January, down from 2.5 per cent in December 2017, as renters nabbed homes for the start of the new year, new data has revealed.

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Investments

Bond market more sensitive to yields

March 9, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The bond market is significantly more sensitive to changes in yields today than it was 10 years ago, according to Janus Henderson Investors.

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Cryptocurrency

Crypto-fund open for investment

February 9, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

Australian crypto-fund Apollo Capital has announced it is now open and accepting official investment applications.

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Compliance & Regulation

LRBA amendments poorly targeted

February 9, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The SMSF Association has criticised a federal government proposal to make amendments to legislation in relation to limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA).

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Business news

XTB ends 2017 on strong note

February 9, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

Corporate bond investments provider XTB’s fixed-rate portfolios outperformed both the credit index and the comparative bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) market in 2017.

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Business news

Small-cap IPO rise hits fundraising

February 9, 2018

Malavika Santhebennur

The market has experienced a significant shift in the past two years towards more initial public offerings (IPO) comprised of small-cap companies, putting a dent on funds raised.

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