There is nothing more exiting than waking up by the pool while on holidays, than checking out your super fund’s investments to see how they are going. Okay maybe not that exciting for most, but the great news you could do this if you wanted to, no matter […]
Whenever there is a discussion on Self-Managed Super nowadays, at some point the topic of cost will work its way into the conversation. Should I setup a SMSF – what will it cost compared to a public fund, how much will it cost to setup, […]
Earlier this year, the Government began moves to ban off-market transfers of assets to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) from related parties. A related party of your SMSF broadly includes any other member of the SMSF, an employer that contributes to the fund by agreement (“standard […]
Self-managed super fund trustees must consider having a solid exposure to dividend stocks even as they move into retirement, according to Legg Mason. As investors approach retirement their saving priorities change from growing their pension pot to preserving it. Traditionally this has seen retirees move […]
Self-managed super funds (SMSF) are leading the way in Australian investment into non-traditional emerging markets, according to East Capital Asia chief executive Michael Hanson-Lawson. Super funds were largely governed by consultants and likely to allocate between 1 and 2 per cent to emerging markets, he […]
