News

Residential Property

Property lender enters SMSF market

Bluestone SMSF loan

A specialist residential property lender has released a new product offering loans of up to $1.5 million to corporate trustee SMSFs.

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Fixed Income

New annuity rate from Challenger

annuity rate Challenger

Challenger has released a new guaranteed fixed term annuity rate reflecting a 3 per cent increase for retirees over the past 12 months.

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International Shares

Nasdaq-100 fund set to launch

Betashares Nasdaq-100 listed fund

A listed managed fund is set to be launched this month giving investors access to the Nasdaq-100 index but with a reduced level of volatility.

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Superannuation

Govt super agenda outlined

government superannuation agenda

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has outlined key areas for change in the superannuation sector, but has appeared to contradict one of his colleagues with his comments.

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Superannuation, Technology

SuperStream issues on the rise

SuperStream banks transfers

Banking restrictions regarding electronic fund transfers are making it very difficult for SMSFs to use the SuperStream system to make member rollovers.

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Economy

Key changes precede market bottoming

investment markets lowest point

Large-scale economic rebalancing has still to take place before it can be said investment markets have reached their lowest point.

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Compliance & Regulation

Voluntary disclosure can’t confirm breaches

voluntary disclosure breach

The ATO’s early engagement and voluntary disclosure service should only be used if a contravention of the superannuation rules has occurred.

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Fixed Income

Bond benchmark hides opportunities

fixed income benchmark

The benchmark for fixed income investment performance is very narrow and obscures other opportunities open to investors.

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Auditing

Only specific documents needed for audit

SMSF audit documents

Auditors do not need to see every piece of documentation associated with SMSF strategies in order to conduct the yearly audit for a fund.

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ETFs

Investors get access to US Treasury Bonds

Betashares US Treasury Bonds

Investors have been given exposure to the US Treasury bond market with the release of a new ETF from specialist manager BetaShares.

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