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SMSFs outperforming MySuper: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... greater diversification and returns. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Tesla and Berkshire Hathaway are the top five international stocks by trading value, while Alphabet Class A replaces Tesla in the top five when it comes to holdings. APRA's June 2018 statistics ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... growth of around 23,000 per month. This is consistent with a declining unemployment rate over the latter part of 2018." Stocks (inventories) increased four points to a reading of +6 and the jumped in forward orders from +2 in July to +5 indicates that ...

SMSF cash allocation dips

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... greater diversification and returns. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Tesla and Berkshire Hathaway are the top five international stocks by trading value, while Alphabet Class A replaces Tesla in the top five when it comes to holdings. "This trend to add international ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... core portfolio of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) or managed funds for diversification, then add high conviction individual stocks such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google or Berkshire Hathaway in an effort to enhance performance," Commonwealth ...

BNP Paribas launches Aussie equities trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... rolling five-year periods. With JCP Investment Partners appointed as investment manager, the new trust will hold 30-40 stocks. The $5.3 billion wholesale Australia-focused equities manager provides an investing edge that is hard to replicate, BNP Paribas ...

ETFs increasingly used to trade risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... ETFs in the media, noting ETF trading during periods of market stress did not equate to forced redemptions of underlying stocks and bonds. Petering used the performance of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG), to demonstrate her point. ...

ACDC to power new battery ETF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... Lithium ETF is the latest addition to ETF Securities' Future Present range. It tracks the performance of battery technology stocks - 24 in total - and four lithium producers, all under the ticker code ACDC. Benchmarked against the Solactive Battery Value-Chain ...

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... held on to old Wesfarmers shares which have appreciated over time. While frost-affected farmers stuck to their Wesfarmers stocks, some were able to draw from superannuation either in accumulation stage or through early-release. When the frost hit we ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... valuable thing for the Future Fund and other industry funds. It is one of the reasons why you would invest in Australian stocks," Neal said. "As I understand it, if any change occurs, it will not apply to the Future Funds or the industry funds." He said ...

JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's flagship multi-asset strategy in Australia now excludes tobacco stocks. It also cut its administration fee by five basis points and recently converted to a trust structure. The Australian-domiciled version of the JPMorgan ...