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SMSFs buy more Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... average contribution flow for the half year has been a "healthy $16,000". But rather than parking the money in cash, SMSF investors are once again putting their funds into the equities market to make the most out of the rebound. Direct shares, which ...

SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... changes to their portfolio, trustees are more likely to follow a financial adviser's recommendation. Meanwhile, non-SMSF investors are more likely to change their portfolio because of market volatility, the survey found. The survey also found SMSFs are ...

SMSFs snap up blue chip shares

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... as people retreat to what they know best," said Johnston. Sales transactions in the middle of this year showed SMSF investors investing heavily in blue chip stocks, which made up 43 per cent of shares purchased. This is in contrast to 30 per cent two ...

SMSFs miss Asian equities boom

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... equities stem purely from local investments. With little or no allocation to international equities, this could mean SMSF investors have been missing out on Asian equities' sterling performance, if the meteoric 41.3 per cent rise in the MSCI Emerging ...

SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... said they had recently invested a large amount of new money into shares that had gone down. "There are a lot of SMSF investors who are waiting for market conditions to stabilise before investing their excess cash, but it's significant to note that two ...

Gen Y prizes property

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... investments to lower risk, but they are also more likely to establish a self-managed super fund. This segment of SMSF investors however, is shown to favour diversification strategies over those who have not set up a fund. "DIY investors with a SMSF ...

CFDs to act as shield: CMC

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... Shield Account product. According to Nic Blakemore, head of distribution at CMC Markets, financial planners and SMSF investors alike have been showing an increasing level of interest on CFDs as many move to capitalise on new investment vehicles. The ...

ING launches SMSF kit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... hard work out of going it alone. His words have weight, coming as ASIC convicted a Melbourne couple for defrauding SMSF investors of almost $1 million through erroneous advice. Kan said advisers can play a crucial role by developing tax-effective investment ...

Macq banks on appetite for gearing into super

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
... funds were able to invest in limited recourse instalment warrants was also a boon. "This is fantastic news for all SMSF investors as it should at last provide certainty as to the eligibility of gearing, via Instalments, within their funds."

Macq property gears up for SMSFs

... the 1 July cut off date for investing an additional $1 million into superannuation is stimulating demand among SMSF investors for innovative investment opportunities," he said. "Macquarie Direct Property Fund has been specifically structured for inclusion ...