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Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... The $43 billion fund is hoping to woo self-managed superannuation fund investors with new options geared at them. SMSF investors will have access to six of Hostplus' 23 investment options, including its flagship balanced option and the low-cost index ...

ATO guides SMSFs on PYSP changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... self-managed superannuation funds might be affected by the Protecting Your Super reforms. The ATO confirmed to SMSF investors that the raft of changes - introduced as part of the Protecting Your Super Package - designed to protect the erosion of superannuation ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... trends report shows. The sector had been cooling to the top stocks for some time. Almost 40% of the traded value by SMSF investors was in ASX20 and 50 stocks in the first half of 2017. This fell to 32% in the last six months of 2018. "However there are ...

No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... experts representing some of the world's largest fund managers discussed the best investment strategies for SMSF investors if Labor's franking credit refund changes were to pass unaltered through both houses of Parliament after the upcoming election. ...

SMSF investments reach far and wide

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... bars. SuperConcepts analyst Phil LaGreca said the relative safety of the precious metals was an attraction for SMSF investors. "Gold and silver are considered relatively safe investment options because they sustain demand and tend to retain their value ...

Robo-adviser launches high interest savings solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... accounts, with the offer only open to existing Stockspot clients at present. The option is expected to benefit SMSF investors, as well as children's savings accounts and older people looking for a better return on cash. Stockspot chief executive Chris ...

Bentham AM launches mFund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... definitely the case that SMSFs are underexposed to credit," Quin says. "I don't think this is an asset class they [SMSF investors] can get rich investing but it gives you a good income with low credit risk at low fees." "MFunds are low cost platform ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... well as institutional investors. Sowerby says Legg Mason's earlier ETF launches have attracted close to 250 SMSF investors while Vynokur says the ETF issuer has had interest from institutional clients for BNDS. This would be keeping in line with ...

Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... were to engage in financial advice more, with only one in five currently doing so. However, the biggest challenge SMSF investors see themselves facing is regulatory uncertainty. "The imposition last year of the $1.6 million transfer balance cap once ...

DomaCom concludes Federal Court action

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... in-house assets or related trusts under the SIS (Superannuation Industry Supervision) Act. The exemption would mean SMSF investors with the ASX-listed fractional investment fund manager would be able to invest in property sub-funds in which the tenant ...