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Self-employed missing super savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Self-employed Australians are among those most in need of financial advice with new research showing about one-quarter does not have superannuation. About 10% of Australia's workforce is self-employed and although it is not compulsory for them to make ...

SMSFs granted ATO extension over LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
An extension for self-managed superannuation fund trustees to ensure their Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements are "an arm's length" dealing has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said the seven ...

Global equities tease income opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Global equity income strategies, once only available to institutional investors, are now easily accessible using cost-effective ETF products as building blocks of an income portfolio. This a view presented by SPDR ETFs in a white paper released by State ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and this, when over the past few days, many a Fed henchmen - voters ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Australia capex Private new capital expenditure declined by 5.2% in the March quarter, lower than the expected 3.0% fall and reversing the previous three-month period's 1.8% increase. Investment in buildings and structures dropped by 7.9% over the quarter ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
ETF provider BetaShares has just surpassed $200 million in funds under management in its Managed Risk Series of ASX-traded funds. The success of the Managed Risk Series reflects the high growth of the Australian exchange-traded funds industry, which ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... 51.5 in May from 51.8 in the previous month, Markit's preliminary estimate for the services PMI fell to a reading of 51.2 in May - the lowest in three months and lower than expectations for an increase to 53.1 - from 52.4 in April, as "Service providers ...

Charter Hall's FUM grows to $17bn

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
Charter Hall's Core Plus Office Fund (CPOF) has created a new wholesale trust with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), together acquiring 100% of One Shelley Street, Sydney for $525 million. One Shelley Street, Sydney is 100% leased to Macquarie ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Inventories of finished goods and raw materials went up by 5 points to a +9 reading and 10 points to +25, respectively in May - suggesting unwanted inventory build-up given the drop in shipments and new orders reported in the same survey. US new home ...

One in four willing to switch advisers: EY survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Wealth managers in Australia will need to employ more client-centric strategies and make better use of technology if they want to capture a share of the sector's $280 billion (US$200 billion) global revenue opportunity, according to EY's 2016 global ...