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Insurance

Trauma cover within SMSF requires caution

Trustees with trauma cover within their SMSF need to pay particular attention to the situation due to the approach regulators are able to take in reviewing these arrangements, according to a risk insurance expert.

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Compliance & Regulation

Superannuation legislation clears Parliament

Two of the federal government’s three superannuation bills have been passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate unamended.

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Infrastructure

Aust lags in returns from infrastructure, built assets

A new index has revealed Australia is falling behind developing nations on returns to its economy and performance of built assets.

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Investments

Multi-asset managers reduce investment outlook

Investment managers are reducing their return expectations across a broad range of asset classes as cash rates globally reach or approach historic lows, according to a Zenith Investment Partners sector review.

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Direct Domestic Shares, International Shares

Four factors to pricing stocks

A specialist Australian equities manager has advised investors to take into account four key elements to value stocks in light of price fluctuations and complex company assessments.

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ATO

ATO to focus on personal services income

The ATO has identified the treatment of personal services income among SMSF trustees as a key focus of its compliance activity regarding tax planning practices.

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Residential Property

Residential property oversupply effect not drastic

The oversupply of residential properties in Australia’s capital cities is unlikely to have as significant an impact on the market as first expected, according to a specialist fund manager.

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ETFs

ETF, ETP differentiation significant

There is an important difference between exchange-traded funds (ETF) and exchange-traded products (ETP) and it is an important fact SMSF investors should be aware of, according to an economist working in the space.

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Business news

Jaipur AM opens up India opportunity

Australia-based investment manager Jaipur Asset Management (Jaipur AM) has created a new fund that will enable sophisticated investors, including SMSFs, to gain exposure to Indian equities.

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Strategy

TTR strategies could be scrapped

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.

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