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ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... property spruikers that are using a "conference" type arrangement with advisers, trustees and auditors to entice SMSF investors. According to Tanzer ASIC's jurisdiction with respect to real propertyA "was very limited."A However, if the investment was ...

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... non-self-managed counterparts. According to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII) report, 50% of SMSF investors who plan to invest offshore plan to do so in the next three months. High net worth investors have also signaled their ...

La Trobe launches SMSF loan product

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... particularly in sought after areas in Sydney and Melbourne. Opponents of limited recourse borrowing arrangements say SMSF investors are a contributor to the problem. La Trobe Financial's president and chief executive Greg O'Neill commented: "SMSFs have ...

SSgA announces three new ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... sectors," SSgA's head of SPDR ETFs in Australia Amanda Skelly said. "These products will also suit the needs of many SMSF investors, who are seeking access to offshore opportunities without sacrificing the need for income." SPDR Dow Jones Global Real ...

AMP Capital nabs NAB exec for new SMSF role

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... that the purpose the new role would be to work on ways of making AMP Capital's investment more easily available to SMSF investors. He said AMP Capital would be working with AMP's SMSF business "develop customer focused investment solutions." Keegan will ...

Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... an asset class which people understand and commercial property provides a sense of security and stability that SMSF investors are seeking from an investment. Over 70% of fund flow into DIF2 is attributed to SMSF and high-net worth investors." "Our SMSF ...

ASIC warns consumers about NRAS property ads

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... that to receive a total financial incentive of $100,000, consumers will need to remain in the scheme for 10 years. SMSF investors should be aware that if you are considering purchasing an NRAS property through an approved participant, there is no requirement ...

ASMA dismisses SMSF property bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... dismissed recent speculation that DIY investors are overheating the property market as 'a beat-up' and called on SMSF investors to invest even more in the sector. Last week the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) moved to discourage speculation in the housing ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... faith in the RBA to head off over-heating with interest rate policy action. Stacker told Financial Standard that SMSF investors looking for property investments to provide a high and reliable yield uncorrelated to equity markets would be wise to look ...

SMSFs show appetite for direct overseas shares

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
SMSFs investors are three times more likely to research overseas stocks than non-SMSF investors, according to research conducted by investment research platform Skaffold into its member base. Skaffold, which was set up by well-known professional stock-pickers ...