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The 10 SMSF rules that need urgent reform: Ken Raiss

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The 10 SMSF rules that need urgent reform: Ken Raiss

Some of these rules are discriminatory, lack logic or simply make the process of providing for independent retirement unnecessarily difficult.

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Two-storey 1930s commercial building in Sandgate, Brisbane has $400,000 auction hopes

The 1 Loudon Street property is split over two levels and has previously been host to a bank, a hotel and a boarding house.
Why SMSFs are increasingly investing directly in property

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Why SMSFs are increasingly investing directly in property

It can be very attractive for a self-managed super fund to buy into a residential development project directly.
The 12 smart buying tips to secure you first residential inv...

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The 12 smart buying tips to secure you first residential investment property

Here are 12 tips to make sure you get the most out of your first residential property investment.

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ASIC raises alarm bells about spruikers exploiting SMSF rules to push dodgy property investments

"We don't want SMSFs to be the preferred vehicle for dodgy property spruikers," says ASIC commissioner Peter Kell.

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Super fund Cbus mulling direct property investment for members

Cbus is currently reviewing different strategies that would allow members to invest directly in the property assets owned and managed by Cbus Property.

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Consistent Victorian property market, with another super Saturday on the way

First-home buyers will benefit from the high number of properties on the market, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria's Robert Larocca.

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Hurricane Sandy repair bill at US$430,000 for Dixon Advisory's US Masters fund

The impact of the repair bill will be half a US cent per share (US$0.005) or 0.3% of the fund’s net tangible assets.

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Macquarie Bank doubles loans to investors in first nine months of 2012: APRA figures

Macquarie Bank’s investor loan book has soared from $846 million at the end of 2011 to almost touch $2 billion - nine month growth of 119%.

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Negative gearing a tool, not a long-term property investment strategy

Negative gearing works best for high-income earners, with those in the lowest tax rate getting back just 19¢ back for every $1 spent.

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