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Investments

Value investing the way forward

Value investing

Investors should place their confidence in value stocks without waiting for a sign from the market before investing, an equity value fund manager says.

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ATO

ATO material can’t be cherry-picked

ATO materials

Certain ATO material cannot be used in isolation to determine a superannuant’s particular course of action to address an issue, a recent Administrative Appeals Tribunal case has determined.

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ETFs, Investments

Volume makes ETF weaknesses more significant

ETFs capital volume

The volume of capital allocated to exchange-traded funds is making some negative characteristics of these investment vehicles more of a concern, a fund manager has said.

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Fixed Income

Bleak outlook for fixed income investments

fixed income investments

The returns stemming from fixed income investments are likely to be poor over the next 10 to 15 years, an international fund manager’s market assessment has predicted.

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Direct Property, Residential Property

Fractional investment okay post Aussiegolfa

ATO fractional investments SMSF

The ATO will consider the use of fractional property investments inside SMSFs, but will require providers to seek its approval first.

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ETFs, Investments

Gold an option for alternative investments

gold alternative investments

SMSF investors seeking alternative assets to offset low interest rates can access gold investments at retail rates while gaining strong capital growth.

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Tax

Tax incentives remain important

Tax incentives retirement

Tax incentives will still be a significant contributing factor in the bid to encourage people to save enough money to fund their own retirement, according to Treasury.

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ATO, Tax

ATO grants NALE transitional period

ATO arm’s-length arrangements

SMSF trustees have the opportunity to rectify any service provision arrangements involving themselves and their fund to prevent them from falling foul of the new NALE provisions.

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Investments

Hunt for yield to intensify

yield interest rates

The continued reduction of the official interest rate will see SMSF investors increase their focus on generating yield from their investments, a global fund manager has predicted.

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ATO, Documentation

Changes to TBAR set to take effect

spreadsheet TBAR forms

Spreadsheet TBAR forms will no longer be accepted after 31 October and all TBAR forms lodged after that date must be via the ATO online service portal, the regulator says.

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