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Madison acquisitions strengthen top line

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... clients roll over their existing superannuation to a newly established self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) and borrow to invest in residential property. "The investigation has progressed and we are currently finalising the mediation process. The ...

ASIC bans former Madison adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... clients roll over their existing superannuation to a newly established self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) and borrow to invest in residential property. The regulator's surveillance of the former adviser looked at client files from his time as an ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... and bridges"." Because the cost of debt is so cheap for governments, Lowe thinks it's an opportune time to borrow to invest. "All governments in Australia can borrow for 10 years at less than 2 per cent, and some can borrow at much less than this," ...

Experts urge govt to do more to boost infra investment

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... revealed. There was broad consensus amongst participants that state governments should risk their credit ratings to borrow to invest more in infrastructure. Some participants suggested that if a state government drops from a AAA to AA credit rating ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Fears that low interest rates are encouraging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to over-borrow to invest in real estate appear to be overblown, according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. According to the ATO's stats for the September ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... residential investment purchases are up 50-100% in the last year. The increase is because SMSFs are allowed to borrow to invest and residential real estate is becoming increasingly attractive, due to its stable price creating buying opportunities. However ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... to take advantage of recent changes to superannuation legislation that allow regulated superannuation funds to borrow to invest in limited circumstances," Firth said. "Historically, the only way a SMSF could do this was through a separate arrangement ...

Credit Suisse yield fund 'highly recommended': Lonsec

... the fund is likely to be particularly attractive to self-managed superannuation funds, which can't otherwise borrow to invest," said Nick Buckland, head of Retail Structured Products for Credit Suisse's local fixed income business. The minimum investment ...
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