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Documentation

E-signatures restricted to specific documents

electronic signatures SMSF

Despite government moves to allow the use of electronic signatures, their application in the SMSF space will still be fairly limited.

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Australian Shares, International Shares

Low rates make shares only game in town

low interest rates shares

Low interest rates mean investors should be considering shares as the only real income and growth vehicle still available to them for the foreseeable future.

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ASIC

ASIC shuts down Gold Coast firm

ASIC A One Multi

ASIC has moved to shut down an unlicensed financial services business it claims misused funds from SMSFs for its own benefit.

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Residential Property

Rental properties in short supply

Residential rental properties

The number of residential properties available to be rented has reduced significantly, driven by a decrease in the participation of investors in the market.

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ATO

ID fraud impacting SMSFs

identity fraud SMSFs

Identity and investment fraud are on the rise among SMSFs and the ATO has acknowledged this development and has a strategy to combat it.

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Estate Planning

Law of choice critical for estate planning

estate planning

Selecting the most appropriate legal jurisdiction to govern an SMSF is crucial to fortifying estate planning strategies from court challenges.

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Investments

Emerging markets offer long-term opportunities

emerging markets

Emerging markets are likely to offer very good investment opportunities in the longer term due to the demographic shift occurring in these regions.

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Documentation

Single email address a digital approval barrier

SMSF digital signature

SMSF trustees may be limited in their use of any measures allowing the use of digital signatures to approve fund documents due to their email set-ups.

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Investments

Fund managers must address greenwashing

investment greenwashing

Calls have been made for fund managers to improve their responsible investing processes to eliminate greenwashing from the industry.

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Infrastructure

Look overseas for infrastructure options

overseas infrastructure

Ongoing consolidation in the Australian essential infrastructure sector can be offset by investing in the growing international market.

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