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Compliance & Regulation

LRBA safe harbour guideline not definitive

SMSF advisers and trustees need to be aware the ATO’s practical compliance guideline (PCG) issued last month regarding limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) does not cover all assets or all aspects of these types of gearing strategies, according to some sector experts.

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Investments

iShares Core bolsters portfolio foundation

BlackRock believes SMSF trustees will see the appeal of its new proposition, iShares Core, which comprises two new exchange-traded funds (ETF).

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Compliance & Regulation

Major contribution changes delivered in budget

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Treasurer Scott Morrison’s first budget contains a string of changes to superannuation tax concessions and contributions aimed at making Australia’s super system “more fiscally sustainable” and reducing the reliance on the age pension.

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ETFs

VanEck adds two new ETFs

Asset manager VanEck has released two new exchange-traded funds (ETF) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

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Compliance & Regulation

ATO issues LRBA compliance guidelines

The ATO has issued guidelines defining the compliance obligations relating to limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) involving related parties that will ensure income from these strategies will not be treated as non-arm’s length in nature.

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Residential Property

Joyce calls for more domestic property super support

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce believes superannuation funds should engage in buying Australian property to halt the loss of local land assets to foreign residents.

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Insurance

MyPlanner offers SMSFs group insurance

Independent licensee MyPlanner Australia will now offer an insurance solution to SMSFs through a new partnership with AIA Australia and AGI.

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Direct Domestic Shares

Non-blue-chip shares sound performers

Shares from organisations outside of the top 10 Australian Securities Exchange-listed companies proved to be some of the best performers as revealed by the latest reporting season, according to investment manager Van Eck Global.

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Business news, Compliance & Regulation

Call to link super to Intergenerational Report

Superannuation must be detached from the short-term budget cycle and instead linked to a review and assessment process, such as the government’s Intergenerational Report, in order to minimise frequent changes to the system, a sector executive has said.

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Investments

AREITs a consistent performer

A recent review of the real estate market performed by listed property fund manager Folkestone has shown Australian real estate investment trusts (AREIT) to be the best-performing investment vehicle over the past five years.

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