News : Investments

Challenger releases RBA-linked annuity

August 24, 2020

Challenger has expanded its annuity range with the release of a guaranteed floating-rate lifetime annuity linked to the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate.

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Investments

Trustees stick solid through COVID-19 hit

August 20, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

SMSF trustees in the main have left the investment mix of portfolios untouched in the wake of the market disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest sector research has shown.

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Investments, LICs

LICs/LITs strong despite market turbulence

August 19, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

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

August 13, 2020

Jason Spits

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

August 11, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

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

August 10, 2020

Jason Spits

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

July 28, 2020

Tharshini Ashokan

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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