The investment and planning world seems to be dividing into two camps with respect to “alternative” investment strategies and assets (hedge funds, managed futures, commod...

For so long, all of us have believed that superannuation is for the purpose of providing for our retirement. We told our clients to work hard, put their money into super ...

The first separately managed account for wraps has been launched by Direct Portfolio Services, and the company is currently in discussions with a number of platforms abou...

A new report by Chant West is likely to enflame the ongoing fees debate between industry funds and retail master trusts by accusing some industry funds of not passing on ...

A cooling residential property market has failed to put Australians off selecting houses as a primary source of investment, a new survey has found....

Trustee, funds management and financial planning company Trust Company of Australia has posted an after tax profit for the first six months ended August 31, 2005, of $20....

Macquarie Direct Property Management has launched an open ended unlisted direct property fund formed from a merger of five of the firm’s unlisted direct property syndicat...

In anticipation of an approaching “demand explosion” in the equity release market, Lonsdale Financial Group has created a preferred list for reverse mortgages, with Blues...

ASIC has launched Federal Court action against the directors of a failed Victorian vendor of equity release products that put the financial security of at least 120 inves...

Investments in alternative assets are set to rise over the next two years, driven mainly by the increased use of hedge funds, according to a Russell Investment Group surv...

Sunsuper has turned conservative, almost doubling its allocation to alternative investments to 15 per cent in the expectation of tough times ahead....

With the value of the reverse mortgage market tipped to skyrocket to be worth $7 billion, an industry association has warned investors to beware of substandard products a...

Vanguard Investments Australia has launched two new international properties securities index funds aimed primarily at risk reduction rather than return enhancement....

According to a new report released by Lonsec, the time is right for Australian property investors to start looking overseas for better investment opportunities....