GEARING

Editorial

Tower Australia Group has reported a 12 per cent decline in net profit but prefers to point to the positives contained in its underlying profit result....

Financial planning

In the wash up of Timbercorp and Great Southern, Forest Properties expresses confidence that it can sell up to 15 per cent of its property portfolio....

Financial planning

While direct property has fared better than listed property trusts in recent times, they are not necessarily a safe haven, writes Damon Taylor. ...

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Financial planning

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is undertaking an inquiry, the terms of reference of which include the role and remuneration of f...

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Financial planning

Great Southern to make major announcement in relation to its managed investment schemes and working capital; requested and granted trading halt by Australian Securities E...

Editorial

Everyone agrees it is difficult to market time and there’s no point in trying to pick the bottom of the market. Yet every second conversation in the markets today revolve...

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Financial planning

Margin lending can reap rewards for investors when times are good, but can prove disastrous in bear markets. LUCINDA BEAMAN finds out what makes up a successful margin le...

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Funds management

GDI Property Group has launched a fund to raise $48.5 million to purchase a premium grade office building located in the heart of the Adelaide CBD....

Financial planning

Margin calls have hit record highs in recent months and many investors are questioning whether the funds management companies offering the underlying investments were act...

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Financial planning

Continues to reduce debt levels and improve key portfolio assets....

Funds management

Orchard Funds Management has cut the unit price on its Diversity Property Fund by 42 per cent to just 75 cents....

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Financial planning

Ratings house Lonsec has urged financial advisers to take particular care when recommending both Australian and international long/short funds....

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Financial planning

In light of Storm Financial and the general market downturn, the industry faces key issues in relation to gearing, writes Dominic McCormick....

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Financial planning

When it comes to fund manager performance in 2008-09, Amal Awad reports that the best-performing managers are those whose investment returns have plumbed lesser depths....

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Financial planning

Advice firm principals are increasingly gearing their businesses, many for the first time, to appease financiers and support their financial arrangements, according to Ke...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest interest rate announcement has left punters disheartened on Melbourne Cup Day....

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Professional services group AZ NGA has made its first acquisition since announcing a $240 million strategic partnership with US manager Oaktree Capital Management in Sept...

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