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AMP Capital adds infra fund to SMSF suite

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Angel Trains in the UK. AMP Capital head of SMSF, Tim Keegan, said infrastructure was of particular interest to SMSF investors looking for defensive assets. "Whether trustees are seeking diversification, capital preservation or better returns, our SMSF ...

Magellan prepping ASX-quoted version of infra fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... believes the introducing the new structure to the global listed infrastructure strategy will up it up to a wave of SMSF investors who want the convenience of trading via the exchange and to whom the asset class is particularly well suited. "We think ...

Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... SMSFs. But this proves that people don't want to be watching markets every day," Doherty said. "This suggests that SMSF investors are looking to invest in professionally managed products which are executed and structured by experienced fund managers." ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... launched Australia's first listed investment company offering pure exposure to alternatives. The strategy is targeting SMSF investors but Sowerby says all the underlying investments are of institutional quality and the vehicle is also about giving retail ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts Forum on October 7, Gillett said that SMSF investors are "looking for control and transparency" but often demonstrate a lack of "portfolio construction and management." "It's ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... necessarily having done a lot of planning to get there." The survey of 1200 APRA-regulated super fund members and SMSF investors, all between 22 and 90-years-old, showed many Australians remain uncertain or unaware of the value financial advice can bring. ...

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... decision," Shead said. The Australian Retirement Vision Survey questioned 1200 APRA-regulated super fund members and SMSF investors, all between 22 and 90-years-old. Of these, 200 were superannuants between 22 and 44. SSGA senior managing director and ...

Asset allocation is over, investors chase returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... will become a space between bonds and equities." Australian investors are "well ahead of this trend. We've seen SMSF investors have a preference for the big four banks, which pay high dividends." However, "Australians should be re-thinking their domestic ...

SMSF investors reducing cash and shares

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors are reducing holdings in cash and term deposits and listed shares according to the latest data from OneVue. Reduction rates in these investment classes have slowed over the past two years yet they still ...

Saxo launches trading platform for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... high net worth investors "are driving demand for trading platforms to be powerful and feature-rich, with half of SMSF investors who trade online picking their main broker based on ease of use, and one in five prepared to switch for improved platform ...