AUSTRALIAN UNITY

Editorial

Investors are flooding back to property, and as they do they might start asking whether direct or listed is the way to go – or perhaps even both. Freya Purnell writes....

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Editorial

While there are pockets of value across all sectors, getting the best performance depends on choosing the right assets with good locations and occupancy....

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Funds management

Responding to the growing demand for direct equities, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services is in the process of rolling out a direct equity policy for its adviser...

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Editorial

As interest rates fall, making cash and term deposits less attractive to investors, there’s an increased level of interest in property. However, a stampede back into the ...

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Financial planning

AusUnity PFS has added 35 advisers to its network in the last 12 months, but also had to turn away quite a few, according to CEO Steve Davis....

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Funds management

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) proposes a merger of its two property funds before one of them reaches termination in June 2014....

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People & Products

Australian Unity Personal Financial Serivces has recruited Ian McDermott as head of risk and compliance to assist the group with the final details of FOFA. ...

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People & Products

Former S&P director of fund services Jeff Mitchell has joined Australian Unity Personal Financial Services as head of investment research....

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Funds management

As the Australian population ages and people live for longer, healthcare property occupancy and new builds will only increase, according to Australian Unity....

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Editorial

Wealth management group Australian Unity Limited has reported healthy profit growth for the first half of the financial year, with its advice business being the highlight...

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Life/Risk

We can buy everything online – clothes, shoes, cars, holidays – so it is only natural that the direct life insurance channel is becoming part of the online tsunami. How t...

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Editorial

With government balance sheets around the world in disarray and pressure to continue to build and upgrade infrastructure, the growth outlook for the sector is looking goo...

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Financial planning

Dealer groups are looking to reduce the average age of their financial planner-base as a way of "future proofing" their business. ...

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Financial planning

Australian Unity Personal Financial Services (PFS) is focusing on growing its adviser base by marketing itself as a non-aligned financial services organisation, according...

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Funds management

The desire for yield in a low interest rate environment will see retail interest pick up in the unlisted property sector, according to Mark Pratt, general manager - prope...

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