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InSync lists global equity fund on mFund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... investment officer Monik Kotecha said: "The growing demand for international investment by all Australian investors including SMSFs spurred us to bring our flagship fund onto mFund allowing direct investment access via the ASX. "The minimum investment ...

Trilogy Funds makes $9m property investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... 3-4% pa. Arnold said Trilogy Funds is seeing a lot of interest in syndicates from investors generally, but particularly SMSFs seeking diversification and higher income returns derived from conservatively structured, well leased commercial property assets. ...

BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... looking for a similar approach over US equities," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. "This fund may suit not only SMSFs and investors who are seeking increased yield and reduced volatility over their share portfolio, but also those looking ...

ASX mFund yet to attract major brokers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... ASX, fund managers hope to tap the as-yet inaccessible well of funds from un-advised self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). But according to Aberdeen Asset Management Australia's managing director Brett Jollie, this will challenge the primacy of ...

HOSTPLUS to launch lifecycle option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... pooled superannuation trust (a plan it announced a year ago), after which non-members like self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) will be able to invest in HOSTPLUS funds. "When you consider the opening up of investment choices like Choice Plus and ...

SMSF borrowers should be forced to seek advice: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... without sufficient understanding of their obligations and the risks associated." The solution proposed by the AFA is that "SMSFs should need to obtain advice from an appropriately licensed financial adviser before they can enter into a limited recourse ...

AMP adds listed infra to SMSF Suite

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... Corporate Bond Fund and the Wholesale Australian Property Fund. The addition will give self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) access to listed infrastructure assets, the vast majority of which are in North America and the United Kingdom. The minimum ...

SMSF closures drop 75% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
The number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that were wound up in financial year 2014 dropped by 75%, according to the latest figures from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The ATO June 2014 SMSF quarterly report shows that 2,349 SMSFs were wound ...

LGS Super launches DIY option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... option is available to members with at least $10,000 in their accounts, LGS chief executive Peter Lambert said. "The rise of SMSFs has been a feature of the superannuation landscape for some years now, stemming from people's natural desire to have control ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... direct investment (MDI) option, Cbus Self Managed, in a move to provide an alternative to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). The option gives members access to ASX 300 listed companies, 16 Exchange Traded Funds from Vanguard, iShares and State ...