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New super fund joins forces with GBST

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... in March by Olympic medalist Grant Brits and is issued by Tidswell Financial Services, is designed to allow non-SMSF investors to access the residential property market. Its partnership with GBST has produced an online platform for member engagement ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... difficult to access. However, while overall holdings of ETFs were on the rise, the actual value of ETFs traded by SMSF investors decreased by 6%. Increased interest in investing in international shares directly was also observed. SMSF investors are now ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... the millennial contingent, according to Investment Trends and BetaShares research. The research found that while SMSF investors remain a key market for ETF inflows, their share of the total market declined from 38% to 33% in 2017. This is reflected by ...

Financial Standard launches Good Investment Guide, Investment Leadership Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... more demand for managed funds, such as ETFs, managed investment schemes and listed investment companies, as more SMSF investors choose to diversify their portfolios. For a long time, they have been overweight in cash and property - that would soon change," ...

La Trobe marches credit fund beyond $2bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... which sits on more than 10 platforms and 200 approved product lists, has played a role in the ongoing need for SMSF investors to diversify portfolios, La Trobe said. La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Andrews said the company's disciplined ...

Crypto hype drives new partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... achieve greater portfolio diversification. A new partnership between Xpress Super and Bitcoin Trader will provide SMSF investors with access to five of the top cryptocurrencies in the market: bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, DASH and ripple. Xpress Super ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... new bitcoin futures, and the growing mainstream acceptance of bitcoin as an asset have given institutional and SMSF investors a level of comfort they haven't had before," he said. "Our platform was designed to meet the needs of this group of investors ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... almost tripled over the 12 month period while money moved away from floating rate notes and options. Dale said SMSF investors were active in equity markets in 2017, with total portfolios up more than 15% on the previous corresponding period. "The analysis ...

BetaShares launches Australian-first hybrids ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... greater portfolio diversification. For these reasons, it also presents an attractive investment opportunity for SMSF investors seeking higher rates of income. "But while Australian investors have for many years been attracted to hybrids for these attributes ...

Perpetual trustee business wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... making it difficult for non-bank investors to access. There was significant interest in the IPO from retail and SMSF investors. This highlights their appetite to gain access to a listed, fixed income product, which is a vital component of a balanced ...