Advisory and funds management business Gresham Partners has designed a solution that will allow SMSFs to make a significant contribution to their fund before the 1 July super changes come into force.

The ability for investors to make a portfolio allocation to managed funds offering market-neutral strategies is reducing, according to Zenith Investment Partners.

The dramatic reduction in the superannuation non-concessional contributions caps to be introduced on 1 July has given some merit to the strategy where an individual puts borrowed money into their retirement savings vehicle, a senior accounting executive has said.

SMSF trustees need to look beyond cash transfers when assessing whether they are adhering to the annual contributions caps under the new superannuation rules.

Implementing portfolio protection via the use of options can prevent investors from experiencing significant losses caused by periods of extreme market volatility, according to an executive specialising in derivatives.

There is a realistic possibility transition-to-retirement (TTR) strategies could be eliminated entirely due to the added complexity associated with them as a result of the changes to the superannuation rules to be introduced from July 2017, according to a retirement savings technical expert.

Investment management firm Rushton Financial Services has unveiled a new fund that seeks to address the need for alternative opportunities due to elevated risk levels in the Australian share market.

The corporate governance practices of the underlying companies in which a real estate investment trust (REIT) chooses to purchase shares is the most important factor to acknowledge when assessing the merits of these investment vehicles, according to a specialist fund manager.