Managed accounts investment firm Aleda Capital has launched a direct-to-client automated investment platform, suitable for SMSFs, as a deliberate shift away from the traditional investment model via greater transparency and simplicity.

Developments in technology have allowed for new investment opportunities at a lower cost, giving SMSFs with smaller balances the ability to be more cost-effective and well-diversified than ever before.

SMSF investors have the capacity to inform the type of socially responsible investing offerings made available to the local marketplace going forward, according to a specialist fund manager.

SMSF investors do not have to sacrifice income when diversifying into global equities as there are ample dividend prospects offshore.

SMSF trustees and advisers need to recognise the opportunity for growth in India as portfolio exposure to the world’s fastest-growing major economy has been relatively slow.

SMSF investors risk being sidetracked by unending speculation over whether the market is currently overvalued or undervalued, which could result in poor investment choices, an investment executive has warned.

In the context of investing in global opportunities, SMSF portfolios should have a greater proportion of their fund exposed to overseas assets, a chief economist has said.

Property has long been a stable and desirable investment option for Australians, but the question of whether to invest outside of super or within an SMSF is raised often.

High returns are always better, right? Unfortunately, SMSF and other investors who focus on average returns while ignoring the volatility of those returns may be setting themselves up for substantial long-term underperformance.