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Two new ETFs on the block

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... per year and make distributions each quarter. Betashares executive Alex Vynokur said the new ETF is a compelling option for SMSF trustees, retirees and pre-retirees looking to make a core allocation to international shares. "Although INCM does have an ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Study, which analysed more than 2500 fee options offered through 550 super products, found the average cost of running an SMSF is around $2500 before investment fees. Meanwhile, other funds charge members 1.23% on average - up from 1.17% in 2017. This ...

SMSFs: Who, what, where, when and how

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... Financial Complaints Authority lead ombudsman - superannuation, June Smith reinforced the importance of quality advice to the SMSF sector following recent criticism by ASIC and the Royal Commission. Appearing as part of a panel session at the Association ...

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... active on both sides of the equation with most ETF managers saying 80-85% of their sales are though the self-directed and SMSF channel. While some IPO advisers say advisers are now taking up an equal share of LIC IPO floats as the brokers. What's next? ...

FPA finds Sam Henderson guilty

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Henderson's former client and Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna. She said he pushed her to her to roll over into an SMSF managed by his firm, deposit any extra cash with the firm each month and sell down other assets held with another firm. McKenna ...

Fidelity launches active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... marketing. It now has 113 people in Australia, seven of which were hired this year. Devoy says Fidelity is primarily eyeing an SMSF-retail type of investor base, as opposed to the 80-20 institutional-retail split that seems to be common for Aussie ETF ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
SMSF stock darling Tesla Inc. is set to see a board revamp after Elon Musk settled a tweet-led securities fraud charge with the US corporate regulator. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Musk with securities fraud over his August ...

Elon Musk charged with securities fraud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
Elon Musk's tweets about taking Tesla private have seen him charged with securities fraud by the US regulator. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also seeking court approval to stop Musk from serving as an officer or a director of a public company. ...

AMP ditches SMSF lending

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
AMP Bank has pulled the plug on its SMSF lending business, joining CBA and Westpac. AMP will support current SMSF home loan customers. But starting November, they will not be able to switch to interest-only or refinance their loans. This leaves Macquarie ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
SMSF investment in international managed funds, ETFs and direct shares continues to climb as exposure to cash and term deposits drops. Latest analysis from SuperConcepts shows allocations to international investments rose by 1.3% in the 12 months to ...