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Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... in Australian equities, the allocation of the average SMSF is around 36%, McCormick said. The high reliance on geared property is additionally something Australian investors tend to feel comfortable with, though despite the interesting tax arrangements ...

Govt releases final issue of investment manager regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... income or gains from an interest, other than a portfolio interest in a publicly traded company, in taxable Australian property. The exemption will be restricted to foreign managed funds domiciled in countries that are recognised by Australia as engaging ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... shortages created by Cyclone Yasi. The cost of water and sewerage services rose by a substantial 8.6% in the quarter with property rates rising 5.2%. Electricity costs rose on average by 7.8%, reflecting substantial price increases in a number of states. ...

ASFA warns against using super to buy homes

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... of Australia has warned against making any changes to the superannuation system to help young people get a foot on the property ladder. It follows recent calls from head of Lateral Economics, Nicholas Gruen, to allow people in their 20s and 30s use their ...

SMSFs given leeway on property assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Self managed super fund trustees will be allowed to make improvements to property assets under a proposed new ruling from the Australian Taxation Office, which has also relaxed its interpretation of single acquirable assets. The ATO's draft ruling on ...

AXA winds up billion dollar funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... have now reached the decision that it is in their best interest to wind them up." AXA will also begin winding up its property securities funds including the Wholesale Global Property Securities Fund - hedged with $129 million FUM, the Wholesale Global ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... real estate investments over the next two years, with plans to significantly raise their exposure to global non-listed property, according to new research. The study conducted by Russell Investments, the Asian Association for Investors in non-listed ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... was in. She said members want to know whether it is invested in infrastructure, shopping centers, mortgage securities, property, fixed interest. "We've got broad asset classes," she said. "But I think one of the things people really do value, is where ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... target self managed super funds but are wary of the pitfalls. Self managed super fund trustees are increasingly adding property investments to their portfolios with real estate firms and planners keen to capitalise. "I've seen half a dozen to a dozen ...

Property managers stifled by lenders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... capital adequacy requirements on NTAs is another concern. ADPIA has proposed to change its name to the Property Funds Association of Australia. A vote takes place on May 17 to decide on the change.