[Smart Investing] Bonds get political; 'Not all or nothing' with SMSFs; Something for the fridge door?
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05 April 2012
Bonds get political
In the investment world you know something has gone viral when politicians are making noises about asset allocation levels within super funds. In the broader superannuation world the debate about how much risk is enough is heating up partly in response to volatile sharemarkets and paltry super fund returns in recent years which have prompted superannuation fund trustees to question the key asset allocation settings within default super funds.
A decision by fund members to establish a self-managed super fund doesn't necessarily mean that a large super fund cannot continue to look after some of their retirement savings.
SMSF administration firm Heffron has produced what it calls "a handy guide for the office wall". Yet fund members who are really serious about their superannuation might go a step further and stick a copy on their fridge door.
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Vanguard aiming to tap the self-managed super flow
James Frost, 05 Apr 12 VANGUARD Australia has joined the rush to capture a share of the $400 billion controlled by self-managed super funds with the launch of a new tradeable fixed-income product.
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