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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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Direct Domestic Shares, Investments

Small caps providing great value for money

small cap returns

A local fund manager has recommended investing in Australian small cap companies to access superior returns without an associated excessively high price.

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Commercial Property, Listed Property

Income available in non-residential property

income non-residential property

Non-residential property can offer a source of income to self-directed investors during low markets, a specialist real estate manager says.

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Superannuation

Illegal early access promoter jailed

Illegal early access superannuation

The operator of a scheme providing illegal early access to superannuation benefits has been given a three-year jail sentence.

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Residential Property

New equity release advice business opened

equity release advice

The growth of the equity release sector has prompted a former planner to open an advice and brokerage service for retirees.

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Retirement

Risk-free retirement no longer possible

risk-free retirement

The global financial crisis (GFC) put an end to the idea of risk-free retirement and retirees need to adjust their views on income to avoid negative returns in the near future, according to the head of a major exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider.

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