SMSF administration service provider Xpress Super has announced online trading platforms Bell Direct, CommSec and Open Markets have been added as new partners following overwhelming demand from true do-it-yourself (DIY) investors and independent financial advisers (IFA).

SMSFs may need to adopt a longer planning horizon to safeguard their retirement as a new report from actuarial firm Accurium has shown SMSF trustees are expected to live longer than the average Australian. The “SMSF Retirement Insights: SMSF Trustees – healthier, wealthier and living longer” paper, released recently, found life expectancy for a 65-year-old […]

The federal opposition’s announcement that it will introduce new superannuation taxes if it wins power at the next election has been met with a mainly negative response from the SMSF sector.

Property research house Future Estate has predicted a rise in local residential property prices over the remainder of 2015. The rationale behind Future Estate’s expectation is the slow economic growth conditions the Australian economy is currently experiencing. “The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) responded by cutting the cash rate from 2.5 per cent to 2.25 […]

Consumer products firm McPherson’s is undertaking the issuance of a new set of unsecured corporate bonds aimed at SMSFs.

SMSF trustees do not necessarily have to take any action in the event they lose the fund’s trust deed, according to a specialist superannuation lawyer.

Investment research house Lonsec has advised investors to be aware of the risks involved with property securities, including equity market-type risk and a high level of volatility. “Property securities tend to behave more like bonds in stable markets but become more like equity in periods of high volatility and crisis,” Lonsec senior investment analyst Sam […]

The ATO has raised its concerns over arrangements where SMSF are allocating money to certain investment vehicles that then loan the amounts back to the fund trustees.

The Zenith Investment Partners “Australian Small Companies Sector Review” has found large-cap fund managers employing passive strategies have significantly outperformed managers using the same investment strategies in the small-cap space over the past 17 years. The finding rang true for absolute as well as risk-adjusted returns, leading the research house to recognise the importance of […]