News : Investments

Call for SMSF access to infrastructure assets

July 28, 2020

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

July 13, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

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

July 6, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

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

July 2, 2020

Jason Spits

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

July 2, 2020

Jason Spits

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

June 29, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

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

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Investments

SMSFs failing to renew trading identifier

June 23, 2020

Jason Spits

SMSFs are failing to renew an important identification number required for international trades of non-equity investments, according to an issuer of the number.

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Financial Planning, Investments

Robo-advice more popular in US

June 18, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

The US continues to lead in the demand for robo-advice among online investors, a survey shows, and women are more likely to use automated investment services than men.

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Investments, Retirement

SMSFs should seek ‘all-weather’ portfolios

June 16, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

SMSFs with ‘all-weather’ investment portfolios could neutralise the sequencing risk caused by severe economic uncertainty.

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Investments

Gold investing avenue open to SMSFs

June 15, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Due to high levels of interest, SMSFs have now been provided with the ability to trade gold, stored on their behalf in Australia, via a new mobile app.

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