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Compliance & Regulation

FSI proposes banning of LRBAs

Graeme Colley

Limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBA) used to acquire assets within superannuation will be scrapped if the recommendations of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) report are followed.

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Commercial Property

Property strong in inner-city Melbourne

A recent property study has shown four inner-city suburbs of Melbourne are currently offering strong investment opportunities.

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Investments

New securities rating service to help SMSFs

The Australian Securities Exchange has assigned an official debt securities rating service to a credit ratings house in a move that will help SMSF investors gain a better insight into the fixed income asset class.

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ATO

ATO pressing on with super garnishees

The Australian Taxation Office is continuing to exercise its ability to garnishee an individual’s superannuation benefits in an effort to recover any outstanding money owing to it.

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Business news

AMP Capital joins mFund

AMP Capital has opened up channels for self-directed investors to diversify their portfolios by making six of its funds available through the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) mFund Settlement Service.

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ATO, Compliance & Regulation

ATO confirms zero interest loan treatment

The Australian Taxation Office has issued two interpretive decisions reinforcing its stance on zero interest loans issued to SMSFs.

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LICs

Naos attracting significant SMSF interest

Naos Asset Management has confirmed the magnitude of SMSF interest in listed investment companies (LIC), having experienced significant inflows from the sector since the inception of its two offerings in 2005.

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International Shares

Global equities managers underperform benchmark

While active international share fund managers generated strong returns over the three years to 30 September this year, they did not do as well as the benchmark used to measure their relative performance, according to research house Zenith Investment Partners’ “2014 Global Sector Review”.

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Residential Property

Value of residential properties to keep rising

Property investment specialist Future Estate has predicted domestic house prices will continue to increase on the back of several influencing factors, including improved loan affordability, solid economic fundamentals and a stable mortgage market.

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Strategy

Choice between active, passive unnecessary

When assessing the use of fund managers, investors should not look at the choice between active and passive management as mutually exclusive because that mindset might cause them to miss out on valuable return opportunities, according to a senior financial services executive.

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