News : Investments

Russell launches new suite of managed accounts

July 18, 2019

Russell Investments has launched multi-asset managed accounts centred around Australian equities and matched to common investor risk profiles.

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ETFs, Investments

BetaShares ETF provides access to UK market

July 17, 2019

Darin Tyson-Chan

Australian investors will have access to large corporations listed on the London Stock Exchange via an exchange-traded fund launched by BetaShares today.

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Financial Planning, Investments

Strategy advice doesn’t need SOA but care required

July 11, 2019

Jason Spits

SMSF practitioners can give advice on an investment strategy without a statement of advice, but need to be aware they may be held liable for losses stemming from that advice.

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Investments, Platforms

Why managed account popularity is set to rise

July 11, 2019

Meaghan Victor

Industry research has shown the popularity and use of managed accounts is set to rise, but significant additional education about these offerings is still required.

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Investments, Strategy

SMSF strategies can help non-SMSF investors

July 4, 2019

Tharshini Ashokan

An SMSF investment strategy can provide essential guidance to investors, even if they don’t have an SMSF, a personal finance expert says.

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Investments, Retirement

Franking credits an income buffer but not solution

July 3, 2019

Jason Spits

Franking credit refunds have boosted retiree incomes, but new solutions are required to offset the low interest rate environment.

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Investments

SMSFs less keen on blue-chip stocks

July 1, 2019

Tharshini Ashokan

SMSF investors turned away from blue-chip stocks in the 2019 financial year, focusing their attention on infrastructure and ETFs instead.

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Investments, Superannuation

Industry fund opens investment options to SMSFs

June 19, 2019

Tharshini Ashokan

Hostplus has launched a range of investment options pitched at the SMSF sector following a successful pilot run of the product.

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ETFs, Investments

Praemium to offer SSGA ETFs

June 13, 2019

Hrishikesh Joshi

State Street Global Advisors has entered into a partnership with managed accounts platform Praemium to offer a suite of ETF model portfolios.

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ETFs, Investments

BetaShares, Legg Mason unveil emerging market ETF

June 12, 2019

Hrishikesh Joshi

BetaShares and Legg Mason have launched the seventh ETF offering in the local market in less than six months, with the investment product offering access to emerging market equities.

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