SMSF and Property Ownership

Financial Planning, Superannuation

In recent times, we have had more clients enquire about an SMSF to purchase property and other investments An SMSF is not always appropriate, as there are additional ASIC/ATO responsibilities and costs. However, some of the potential benefits and issues of an SMSF include: • More flexible investment choices, including direct shares and real property…

July economic update

Financial Planning

Brian Parker, Head of the Portfolio Specialists Group at MLC, reviews events in markets during June. Among the topics he discusses are: why central banks’ actions remain critical for financial markets how monetary policy generally remains very loose, with very low interest rates creating a positive environment for share markets whether Australia’s exports and non-mining…