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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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Compliance & Regulation

ASIC halts false SMSF ads on social media

The corporate watchdog has cracked down on three instances of potentially misleading SMSF advertising on social media.

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Compliance & Regulation

Treasurer stipulates superannuation purpose

Three arrows and bullseye.

Treasurer Scott Morrison has used his presentation at an industry conference to reinforce the federal government’s view on what the goal of the superannuation system is and how the current tax concessions within the system should not be used to achieve other objectives.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

ATO lists priorities for future SMSF experience

The ATO has announced a number of priority outcomes for the SMSF sector, including digitising parts of the SMSF process, to be delivered as part of its reinvention over the next four years.

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Business news

Spire Capital launches third property offering

Global investment manager Spire Capital has added to its series of Real Estate Opportunity Capital (ROC) offerings with the launch of its USA ROC III Fund in February.

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Strategy

SuperConcepts to launch trustee resource

AMP’s SMSF business arm, SuperConcepts, has revealed it will ramp up its education efforts for SMSF trustees via a new online capability to be launched next month.

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Compliance & Regulation

‘Except’ clauses may lead to SMSF pitfalls

The definition of an SMSF should be a straightforward concept, but a number of legal determinations and exceptions have clouded this picture, presenting potential issues for trustees.

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LICs

SMSFs drive LIC launch

Absolute return investment manager Monash Investors has launched a listed investment company (LIC) on the back of demand for directly held investments from SMSF trustees.

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