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Crypto assets rewrite estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... about four million are estimated to have already been lost. Further, the volatile nature of cryptocurrencies means valuations of assets could vary wildly; a sizeable challenge for an adviser attempting to ensure equitable share of assets. In December ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... any amount in excess of the $1.6 million transfer balance cap be commuted before 1 July, must ensure relevant asset valuations are undertaken. The precise amounts of those commutations must also be calculated and recorded in the fund's 2017 financial ...

Market volatility ideal for fundamental investors: Expert

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... volatility on Wall Street and the ASX signifies an investment opportunity for fund managers that target fundamental valuations. Nikko Asset Management head of Australian equities Brad Potter described this week's volatility as a "technical correction" ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... 2.66% in the previous week and 2.41% at the start of 2018 - make risk assets less enticing, more so given expensive valuations. And then there's Trump's tax cuts - expected to add US$1.3% trillion to the budget deficit over 10 years - also putting upward ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... is vital that fund managers remain aware of, and find ways to address investors' key concerns, such as rising asset valuations. "Despite infrastructure funds producing strong returns in recent years, both fund managers and investors share concerns over ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... describes the planned technology and a small piece of software that governs how the tokens are issued and managed. Valuations based solely on a white paper are always going to be risky and extremely speculative," the report said. The US originated the ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... significantly ramping up allocations to alternatives and real assets in light of continuing low interest rates and high valuations for risk assets, according to BlackRock research. BlackRock's 2018 Global Institutional Rebalancing Survey charted asset ...

HLB Mann Judd revises AFSL

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... finance division, whereby it is prohibited from preparing or providing independent expert reports (IERs), opinions or valuations regarding corporate transactions such as takeover bids and corporate restructures. Following surveillance, ASIC was not satisfied ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... difficult for financial markets in the sense that years of low interest rates have pushed almost all asset prices to high valuations. He adds higher interest rates are not going to be good for emerging markets which like a weak dollar and bringing rates ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... threat of Trump's impeachment and the US Federal Reserve slowly tightening the screws on monetary policy and expensive valuations. At the end of 2017, the S&P 500 index's P/E ratio was 18.2 times - much more than its long-term average of 14.4 times - ...