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Align with super's purpose, not politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... purpose. BT Financial Group head of financial literacy and advocacy, Bryan Ashenden, said as the financial year closes SMSF investors should be setting themselves up for the next 12 months and beyond, regardless of what budget and taxation announcements ...

SMSFs up property, managed funds exposure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
SMSF investors' exposure to property has increased to 20.4% of portfolios in the 12 months to end of March 2016 at the expense of Australian equities, according to data compiled by SMSF administrator SuperConcepts. Property increased its share from ...

SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... office provider said cash and term deposits were now the fourth-largest asset class in investments held by its SMSF investors. The top three are managed funds (unitised trusts), separately managed accounts (SMAs), and listed shares. OneVue said investment ...

AMP Capital partners with BetaShares for managed ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... Property Securities Fund and the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund; they are primarily targeted at SMSF investors. BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur commented on the partnership, saying: "This alliance is the natural step in the ...

SMSFs turn to commercial property for income yield

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... acquisiton of 100 Skyring Terrace in Brisbane's Gasworks precinct for $93m, DOF fund manager Steven Bennett said SMSF investors are attracted to the fund because of its "strong income yield, high quality assets, capital value growth, investment security ...

Trio Capital compensation complete

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
The Government will not provide further compensation to two groups of SMSF investors affected by the collapsed Trio Capital. In a statement the government said that the two investor groups, made up of Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) trustees, were not ...

IMF Bentham announces $30m bond issue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... launch of a bond issue of $30 million to be made available to wholesale investors such as institutional, private and SMSF investors. Arranged by FIIG Securities, the four year and three month fixed rate senior secure issue will pay a fixed rate of 7.40%. ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... we administer," OneVue head of product and transactions Brett Marsh said. "The popularity of managed funds with SMSF investors has reached the highest level ever in these surveys of OneVue SMSF clients, with more than a quarter choosing this type of ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... SMSF, to better understand the behaviours, confidence levels and outlook for the different demographic profiles of SMSF investors. According to the research, 72% of all SMSFs have more than one member, with a partner or spouse (88%) the most common second ...

AMP Capital adds infra fund to SMSF suite

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Angel Trains in the UK. AMP Capital head of SMSF, Tim Keegan, said infrastructure was of particular interest to SMSF investors looking for defensive assets. "Whether trustees are seeking diversification, capital preservation or better returns, our SMSF ...