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NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
NAB Wealth has launched NAB Super Lever, a standard margin loan product that lets SMSF investors borrow money to invest in listed shares and unlisted managed funds. The product allows self managed super fund (SMSF) investors to borrow a minimum of $20,000 ...

Highly educated SMSF investors prime fraud targets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Australian men aged over 50, highly educated, financially literate and managing their own super are the most likely victims of organised investment fraud, according to a new report from the ACC. Minister of Justice Jason Clare yesterday released the ...

Resi property portal targets planners, SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... self-managed super fund (SMSF) is not as simple as choosing a property to live in or negatively gear yourself. SMSF investors need to factor in how their income and capital gains from potential properties will be concessionally taxed, creating different ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
A desire for control and growing pressure on fees are the main reasons SMSF investors are relying less on advice, according to the latest Vanguard and Investment Trends Self-managed Super Fund Report. The use of advisers by the SMSF sector declined ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... property markets are expected to outperform given the current climate and strong employment growth prospects. "SMSF investors are by far the fastest growing area of the superannuation segment and their investment portfolios tend to have a higher allocation ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... estate and investment property expert, speaking on the Switzer Sky Business show last night, said enquiries from SMSF investors regarding residential investment purchases are up 50-100% in the last year. The increase is because SMSFs are allowed to borrow ...

Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... they would hold assets directly," the Deloitte/Russell report concluded. Russell Investments have been targeting SMSF investors and the retail market with their latest ETF offerings covering fixed income options.

OneVue continues to target medical profession

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
OneVue has launched a second intermediated platform targeted at SMSF investors, specifically in the medical professional space. Designed for members of MAP - a financial services group that caters predominately to medical professionals, capabilities ...

ETFs have proved their worth in crisis: iShares

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... asset - in fact it represented the only way to trade investment grade corporate exposure." iShares, while targeting SMSF investors also spoke of the benefit ETFs represent to institutional investors, in a return to the products' original target at the ...

Aus fixed income ETF providers talk up offerings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... ETFs has recently launched a range of fixed income indices with the ASX. Russell Investments will be targeting SMSF investors with ETFs that track a lesser-known index, taking on the additional requirements of publishing the index holding to market every ...