While financial planners accept the reasons they are required to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, there are signs the system needs a review....
Super Concepts' Nicholas Ali provides tips on how to buy property in an SMSF without breaking the law....
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...
AMP Capital's Global Direct Property Fund has extended its US property portfolio for the first time since before the Global Financial Crisis....
In the wake of APRA's warning that loans to SMSFs are more complex than those in a traditional retail environment, Craig Morgan, director of SMSF Loans, has voiced his di...
On the back of the reliable and above-average dividends offered, Australian real estate investment trusts (REITs) may be an attractive prospect for investors in 2013....
Some SMSF compliance rules are discriminatory, lack logic and are unnecessary, according to Chan & Naylor's Ken Raiss....
Superannuation body warns of implications flowing from accountants, real estate agents, mortgage brokers and lawyers around SMSFs and property....
The holdings in high-yield ETFs differ greatly between providers, meaning investors need to be careful in order to know what they are investing in, according to Lonsec....
AMP’s Philip LaGreca explores the key considerations for SMSF trustees investing in overseas property....
Recent economic news has some predicting the Australian economy is undergoing massive change. Daryl Wilson looks at the arguments and the potential impacts on property in...
Estate planning is more than just writing a Will and certainly isn’t something that should be left until the last minute, writes Anna Hacker....
Super Concepts' Nicholas Ali provides a breakdown of what is allowed and what's not with regards to buying property in an SMSF....
TAL's David Glen outlines the advantages and disadvantages of holding business property in a SMSF and factors for financial planners to consider....
ATO is worried that SMSFs do not fully understand their obligations under the law when investing in property - or are taking advantage of the system....
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...