SMSF loan proposal 'won't hit as many'
A plan to add outstanding loan amounts to the super balances of self-managed funds may not be as dramatic as first thought.
The bond market needs a revolution
Australia needs a bond-market revolution because hundreds of billions of dollars is benchmarked against spurious indices that bear little resemblance to the asset-class.
Global ETF assets smash through $US4tn
New product launches and investor inflows mean there are now almost 7,000 exchange-traded products managed by 313 providers
Passive investing is 'just a myth'
"Bond king" Jeffrey Gundlach has taken aim at that belief that passive funds deliver superior results, saying that the "pendulum is about to swing".
Equity crowdfunding goes private, but not perfect
Obligations on companies seeking retail funding still too onerous, some complain.
ANZ warns about 'unacceptable' residential property deals
ANZ Banking Group is warning about 'unacceptable' securities being issued to property buyers by developers attempting to side-step strict pl...
Super for housing a slippery slope
The government should be careful before it treads much further down the path of allowing first-home buyers to tap super for housing.
Developers quiz Treasury on future of popular sales incentive
Lucrative incentives offered by developers to sell property could be under threat because of changes to depreciation rules introduced by the...
Budget may make downsizers delay
Australians in their late 50s or early 60s may delay the sale of the family home if they are confident of becoming self-funded retirees.
The big risk in first-home saver accounts
Falling in love with the 'wrong' person could prove to be the biggest hitch associated with the government's first home super saver scheme, ...
