A specialist fund manager has revealed the United States pipeline sector as an area for positive growth with regard to infrastructure investing in 2018.

The dramatic share market correction experienced in February did not have a wide-ranging impact on face value, but investors must examine its flow-on effects to obtain a more accurate picture of how significant the fall in stock values really was, a portfolio manager has said.

Australian investors are expected to continue reducing their cash and property exposures this year in order to include offshore investment opportunities in their portfolios, according to Citi Australia.

Financial advisers should prepare for the return of inflation and market volatility in 2018 as cyclical forces gain the upper hand over structural trends, according to investment manager Vanguard.

SMSF advisers must follow and understand 11 fundamental rules when dealing with related-party-type investments in order to efficiently assess and rectify transactions, an SMSF technical expert has said.

The recent stock market rout has SMSF investors wondering what the turbulence means for them. But investors should not panic – 2018 still has the potential to be a positive year for stocks globally after the dust settles.

Building pension portfolios in the context of the $1.6 million transfer balance cap (TBC) regime is an issue advisers will need to start considering for their clients.

SMSFs have been increasing their holdings in technology stocks. Should they continue to add to, or reduce, those holdings?