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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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Contributions

Govt tables downsizer age reduction

downsizer age reduction

Legislation to further reduce the eligibility age to make downsizer contributions has been introduced into parliament only weeks after a similar change commenced.

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Compliance & Regulation

AFCA complaints encouraged for Dixon clients

AFCA complaints Dixon

ASIC has told former clients of Dixon Advisory to lodge a formal complaint so they may be eligible to receive compensation under any schemes launched in the future.

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Residential Property

Inflation increase outstrips rent rises

inflation rent

Inflation has increased at twice the rate of rent rates across Australia over the past decade, forcing property investors to leave the sector.

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Business news

SMSFs involved in more industry complaints

SMSFs AFCA complaints

The increased use of SMSFs has led to a rise in complaints to AFCA, according to a senior ombudsman with the dispute resolution body.

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Investments

Barriers to private equity falling

private equity investment

Long-term SMSF investors may find private equity investments, which are becoming more accessible to them, well suited to their needs for returns without volatility.

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Business news

ECPI calculation method flexible

ECPI calculation method

SMSFs are not locked in to using the same exempt current pension income (ECPI) calculation method each year and can freely switch as it suits them.

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ETFs

Investors provided with metaverse gateway

Betashares ETF metaverse

BetaShares has launched an ETF on the ASX giving investors access to the rapidly developing metaverse economy.

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