News : Investments

ETFs, Investments

Positive market prompts low diversification

Australia will need to experience a fluctuating market and volatility for SMSFs to construct diversified portfolios, despite the current high use of exchange-traded funds (ETF), according to iShares.

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Investments, Property

SMSFs continue to invest in direct property

Despite reports of SMSF property allocations dropping, trustee demand for and investment in the asset class have continued via the fractional investing channel.

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Investments

Investment mix changes off reforms

The asset allocations of SMSFs across the 2018 financial year have shown the impact of new legislation and market conditions on trustee strategies, according to the latest industry analysis.

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ASIC, Investments

ASIC cracks whip on crypto-assets

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has moved to act against misleading initial coin offerings and crypto-asset funds targeting retail investors.

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Infrastructure, Investments

SMSFs pour into infrastructure investments

SMSF are flocking to infrastructure investments, with the asset class considered a new kid on the block among the usual blue-chip stocks in finance, resources and retail, according to SuperConcepts.

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Investments

Online ethical adviser offers responsible investing

A new online ethical investment adviser is offering SMSFs ethical investment portfolios that provide diversification and a fixed fee model to align with their personal values and financial goals.

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Accounting, Financial Planning, Investments

Accountants should offer whole-of-wealth services

Accountants need to lead the conversation on working more closely with financial planners and expanding their wealth accounting skill set to work on a whole-of-wealth basis, according to Class.

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Investments, Property

Property allocations to continue to drop

SMSFs are reducing exposure to property in their portfolio asset allocations, reflecting wider trends in the property downturn in the Sydney and Melbourne markets, new analysis has found.

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Investments

Dividend income investors must diversify

SMSF investors must now consider diversifying their portfolios as there is no shortage of stocks, both in Australia and overseas, that offer consistent dividend income and better potential for capital growth, an investment manager has said.

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ETFs, Investments

Meet your super fund’s new best friend

Warren Buffett loves them, and investment magazine Barron’s once said they “probably rank as the most successful financial product of the past two decades”. And while they are being taken up by many SMSFs around the country, there are still a lot of self-directed investors who are yet to embrace their benefits.

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