News

Age pension treatment a budget positive

May 29, 2015

The 2015 federal budget announcements regarding the age pension and the fairness contained in the initiatives have been applauded by respected quarters of the SMSF sector.

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure for SMSFs to develop over time

May 29, 2015

Krystine Lumanta

The federal budget’s strong focus on future Australian infrastructure will help the SMSF sector access more opportunities in the asset class, however, these developments will not be felt immediately.

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Investments

Broking house launches watch app

May 29, 2015

Darin Tyson-Chan

Online brokerage firm Bell Direct has developed an application for the Apple Watch, allowing its clients to monitor the performance of their investment portfolios via a timepiece.

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Commercial Property

Commercial property good for SMSF retirees

May 29, 2015

Darin Tyson-Chan

Commercial property can play an important role within SMSF portfolios for the increasing number of trustees moving from the accumulation phase into the retirement phase of their lives, an SMSF technical expert has said.

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Compliance & Regulation

Change to early access rules applauded

May 29, 2015

Darin Tyson-Chan

The federal government’s decision to ease the rules around early access to retirement savings as a result of terminal illness has drawn praise from industry bodies.

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Compliance & Regulation

Watchdog busts free SMSF promoter

May 29, 2015

Krystine Lumanta

ASIC has begun legal action in the Federal Court seeking financial penalties and orders to prevent Superannuation Warehouse Australia (SWA) from flogging free SMSF set-ups.

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Compliance & Regulation

Ungeared trust works as LRBA alternative

May 29, 2015

Krystine Lumanta

Ungeared unit trusts could potentially become a relevant structure again for SMSF trustees should a ban on limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) go ahead.

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Fixed Income

Buyer beware tip as fixed income fragments

March 31, 2015

Darin Tyson-Chan

The latest Zenith Investment Partners fixed income sector review has shown managers are adopting innovative strategies to maximise return, with some solid results.

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Economy

AREITs, industrial sector to stay buoyant

March 31, 2015

Elizabeth Somerville

Real estate will continue to benefit from a low interest rate environment as investors increasingly turn away from cash and term deposits to chase higher-yielding assets, real estate wealth solutions provider Folkestone has said.

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International Shares

US buy-back programs obfuscating performance

March 31, 2015

Wouter Klijn

The United States equity markets’ outstanding performance over the past five years was largely an artificial phenomenon created by mammoth share buy-back programs, according to Tempo Asset Management.

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