Potential pension minefields

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It has been a big year for the SMSF industry given the major policy changes the federal government made to super in the 2016 budget. Last week the Self-managed Super... Read more continue reading

Emerging market infrastructure presents rare opportunities

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Emerging Market (EM) infrastructure equity returns are significantly higher than those of Developed Market (DM) infrastructure companies according to research by leading listed infrastructure manager, RARE Infrastructure. While the value... Read more continue reading

Traditional social security systems and company pension plans no longer feasible for retirees globally

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Established to comprehensively address Australians’ longevity risk, Optimum Pension has encouraged the superannuation industry to transform its approach to fulfil the true purpose of superannuation or face the risk of... Read more continue reading

The only way is up: high inflation a positive for listed real estate

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If inflation starts to rise around the world, as is currently predicted, it will be an overwhelmingly positive outcome for long-term real estate investors, according to a recent paper by... Read more continue reading

The popular choice for new SMSFs: A corporate trustee

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A fundamental question for intending SMSF members is whether to have a corporate trustee or individual trustees for their new fund. More than 80 per cent of new SMSFs established... Read more continue reading

New CPI weightings no closer to tracking retirees’ expenditure

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Australia’s newly revamped consumer price index (CPI) may provide a more accurate picture of what the average household spends its money on, but it’s no closer to solving the problems... Read more continue reading

SuperConcepts first to market with new reporting capability

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SuperConcepts continues to lead the way in SMSF administration with the launch of new Transfer Balance Account Report (TBAR) functionality on its SuperMate platform. A first for the market, the... Read more continue reading

Reversionary TRISs – Government acts to resolve issue

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The Government has now moved to resolve the issue of reversionary TRISs, which has been dragging on since 1 July 2017 when the “Fair and Sustainable Superannuation” changes commenced. The... Read more continue reading

Shorten’s proposal will have proportionally greater adverse impact on retirees with small balances than retirees with multi-million $ balances

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Mr Shorten’s proposal announced this week that cash refunds of excess franking credits should be scrapped will have a greater proportionate adverse impact on a retiree with a $500,000 balance... Read more continue reading

Australian ETF investors get younger as the fast-growing industry enters the mainstream

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Leading Australian ETF Manager, BetaShares, in partnership with research specialist Investment Trends, release findings of their annual ETF Report. ETF assets under management and investor numbers in Australia continue to grow... Read more continue reading