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Commercial Property, Residential Property

TBC has business real property implications

transfer balance cap property

Holding business real property inside an SMSF may not be as advantageous as previously perceived prior to the implementation of the super reforms.

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Business news

Best trustee service providers awarded

SMSF service providers

The leading service providers to SMSF trustees have been named by smstrusteenews for the seventh consecutive year.

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Commercial Property

Commercial property still a win for SMSF investors

commercial property SMSF investors

Commercial property will remain a good option for investors seeking a balanced investment strategy despite improved prospects within the residential property market, a specialist property lender says.

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Fixed Income, Investments

Corporate debt offers fixed income solution

corporate loan market

An investment manager has advised SMSF investors to consider allocations to the corporate loan market to enjoy better returns than those generated by cash or government bonds.

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Residential Property

Residential property listings drop in July

Residential property listings

Residential property listings fell by 2.8 per cent in July, according to the latest figures from SQM Research.

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ASIC

Adviser banned for dishonest loans

ASIC banned SMSF adviser

A former Victorian SMSF adviser has been banned by ASIC after it found he had borrowed money from clients’ accounts and had breached a range of financial services laws.

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Investments

Three Clime funds get strong SQM rating

Clime rating SQM

SQM research has awarded a superior rating for three wealth offerings from Clime Investment Management.

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ATO, Superannuation

ATO acts on SMSFs with outstanding annual returns

smsf annual tax return

SMSFs that have failed to lodge an annual return or have been involved in illegal early-release efforts have been blocked by the ATO and will not be able to receive funds.

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Business news

Sector angst over admin penalties

SMSF administrative penalties

Recent events indicate the ATO has changed its approach to issuing SMSF administrative penalties for legislative breaches, with the development raising sector concerns.

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Business news

Industry fund opens investment options to SMSFs

Hostplus SMSF investment

Hostplus has launched a range of investment options pitched at the SMSF sector following a successful pilot run of the product.

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