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International Shares, Investments

Diversify widely to offset US uncertainty

The US market cannot maintain its strong performance and investors should look outside of it to a range of investments to offset the dip it will eventually face.

The US market cannot maintain its strong performance and investors should look outside of it to a range of investments to offset the dip it will eventually face.

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Administration, ASIC, Compliance & Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

Thousands of online scammers wiped out

The latest corporate regulator update revealed its enforcement actions shut down 10,000 websites and promotional activities in 2024..

The latest corporate regulator update revealed its enforcement actions shut down 10,000 websites and promotional activities in 2024.

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Compliance & Regulation, SMSF

Coercive control an SMSF problem

Coercive control, domestic violence, SMSF, SMSFA, Tracey Scotchbrook, Parliamentary Joint Committee, ATO, SMSF Association National Conference 2025

SMSFs have been identified as a financial structure that perpetrators of domestic violence and coercive control can use to their advantage.

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Business news, Investments

LICAT rebrands to become Listed

The Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association has rebranded and will now be known as Listed.

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International Shares, SMSF, Superannuation, Trusts

Interest rate expectations favour small caps

Small caps, Global X, ETF, Billy Leung, exchange-traded funds, global market,

The current global economic environment reflecting an expectation of interest rate cuts presents an opportune moment for investing in small caps.

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Compliance & Regulation, Investments

AFCA ruling threatens SMSFs

Australian Financial Complaints Authority, AFCA, wholesale investor, SMSF trustees, superannuation product, asset threshold, SMSF Association, Peter Burgess

A significant number of SMSF trustees may be adversely affected by a recent AFCA determination regarding the wholesale investor definition.

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Investments

Ready market key to fund assets

SMSF, asset valuation, ready market, ATO, valuation guidelines, Smarter SMSF, Tim Miller, sole purpose test

ATO guidelines have stipulated an asset that does not have a ready market where it can be easily valued may not be appropriate for an SMSF to hold.

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Infrastructure

Europe strong for infrastructure investments

Infrastructure, assets, Europe, Access Capital Partners, decarbonisation, energy transition, digitalisation, Tomas Wegelius, secular megatrends

Europe has been forecast to reap the biggest benefit from secular megatrends and in turn provide the best infrastructure investment opportunities.

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Bonds, Fixed Income

Rates not a factor in bonds decision

interest rates, fixed income, bonds, currency hedge, volatility, Vanguard, Joe Davis, US Federal Reserve, Reserve Bank of Australia, diversification

Changes in interest rates should not deter fixed-income investors as the long-term outlook for bonds remains strong and unaffected by short-term rate cycles.

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Regulation, SMSF, Superannuation

SMSFs outperform industry rivals

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, APRA, SMSF Association, University of Adelaide’s International Centre for Financial Services, ICFS, BGL Corporate Solutions, Class,  SuperMate, Dr George Mihaylov,

New research has found SMSFs outperformed APRA-regulated funds over a five-year period and balances continue to shape individual returns.

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