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Investments, LICs

LICs/LITs strong despite market turbulence

LICs LITs COViD

LICs and LITs have remained steady despite the market volatility brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Listed Investment Company and Trust Association (LICAT) says.

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Investments, Superannuation

SMSF early access spike refuted

SMSF early release

Early release of superannuation from SMSFs was not unexpected, but trustees are likely to draw on much less money than recently predicted, according to the SMSF Association.

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Investments

Infrastructure not SMSF panacea

Infrastructure assets

Making infrastructure assets more available to SMSFs may not provide the post-COVID-19 investment solution for the sector as first thought, a panel of industry thought leaders has said.

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Investments

Equity holdings to hit SMSF sector

SMSFs equity holdings

The high levels of equity holdings inside SMSFs will increase the decline in assets compared to other superannuation sectors, according to an industry research group.

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Infrastructure, Investments

Call for SMSF access to infrastructure assets

infrastructure assets

The establishment of liquid investment vehicles to house infrastructure assets would give SMSFs overdue access to this asset class, the SMSFA and FSC say.

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ETFs, Investments

New ETFs allow leveraged Nasdaq exposure

ETFs Nasdaq

ETF Securities has launched two new ETFs providing leveraged exposure to the Nasdaq 100 index.

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Investments

LICs/LITs must adapt to new ban

Listed investment

LICAT has flagged the significance of the stamping fee ban for listed investment companies (LIC) and listed investment trust (LIT) and its impact on the industry.

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Documentation, Investments

LEI costs reduced for SMSFs

SMSFs LEI

SMSFs that trade in foreign currency and derivatives can reduce their cost and administration requirements through a new multi-year identification renewal offer.

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Investments, Retirement

COVID-19 downturn not the same as GFC

COVID-19 downturn

Recent growth in investment markets after COVID-19 driven downturn is not the same as after the GFC and is obscuring increasing levels of government debt.

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Investments

Vanguard offering to include SMSFs

Vanguard SMSFs

Vanguard has added SMSFs to the list of investors who can gain access to its recently launched Personal Investor offering.

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