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Libertas FP to offer SMA portfolios

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
Independent firm Libertas Financial Planning has added Bellmont Securities separately managed accounts (SMA) to its approved product list. The offering includes the Bellmont Core Equities Portfolio, which is a blue-chip equities portfolio, giving investors ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
With the range of ETFs ever increasing, is it time we stopped thinking of them as passive, 'set-and-forget' instruments, and started viewing them instead as a means of actively managing asset allocation? James Fernyhough and Mark Smith report. In Australia ...

UBS launches borrow-to-buy share vehicle

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
UBS has launched a new product suite enabling investors to conveniently borrow money to build a portfolio of Australian shares through a limited recourse loan with no margin calls. UBS Investment Builders allow investors to purchase shares, exchange ...

Retirement phase top issue for super in FSI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
The superannuation industry has overwhelmingly focused on the shortfalls and challenges of the retirement phase of superannuation in the second round of submissions to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). In its 140 page submission the Association of ...

Annuities not right for default pensions: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Life annuities are not appropriate for default pension products as they lock members' money away, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice Warner has devised a default pension product based solely on an account-based pension model. ...

SPAA defends SMSF tax rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
The self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) industry has downplayed concerns that it does not pay enough tax, arguing the same tax rules apply across the board. Responding to a front-page article in the Australian Financial Review today, SMSF Professionals' ...

IRESS reports profit increase in Australia

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
IRESS has reported an increase in profit for its Australian and New Zealand arms in its half year results to 30 June 2014. For the local region operating revenue was up 6.3% with an increase in segment profit of 8%. According to the technology provider ...

Tax retirement earnings at flat 15%, says consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
A flat 15% tax on post-retirement investment earnings would solve the problem of lost tax revenue through self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to Andrew Baker, managing partner at Tria Investment Partners. Speaking at an event hosted ...

FSI questions viability of franking credits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... been singled out for review in the Financial System Inquiry's interim report. The report acknowledged that the franking credit system, which refunds corporation tax to low or no-tax shareholders, was of "enormous benefit to retirees". However it said ...

Van Eyk adds SMAs to research platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Researcher van Eyk has added separately managed account (SMA) data to its online research and portfolio tool, iRate. As a growing number of financial advisers look to recommend direct investments, van Eyk's new service has made data available for around ...