PROPERTY

Financial planning

Unlisted property schemes will be required to adhere to six new disclosure benchmarks from 1 November 2012....

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Editorial

There is considerable asset allocation bias with SMSF trustees. This is likely to lead to disappointing performance at best, and widespread disasters at worst, according ...

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Editorial

Australia’s love affair with property is well documented, but many baby boomers are selling up to fund their retirement. According to MLC's Andrew Barnett, this shows the...

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Financial planning

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has initiated a discounted rights offer aimed at raising up to $28.9 million to fund the proposed expansion of three of the 22 properti...

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Superannuation

David Shirlow explains how to use insurance to address SMSF property investment liquidity....

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Superannuation

Aaron Dunn provides five SMSF suggestions that could be used to attract new business in 2012....

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Superannuation

Mike Mitchell outlines some of the issues investors should consider before establishing or using an SMSF to purchase direct property....

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Financial planning

The Private Capital Income Fund has received a three-and-a-half star rating from specialist property fund ratings agency SQM Research....

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Funds management

More than 90 per cent of personal investments are held directly by individuals rather than investment products and platforms provided by major wealth managers, according ...

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Financial planning

An easing-off of term deposit rates, reduced redemption pressure and a shift to fixed-term redemptions only could make 2012 an improved year for the battered mortgage fun...

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Financial planning

An easing-off of term deposit rates, reduced redemption pressure and a shift to fixed-term redemptions only could make 2012 an improved year for the battered mortgage fun...

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Financial planning

Lower income investors should not overlook the value of investment properties, according to the managing director of the Aviate Group, Neil Smoli....

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Funds management

Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed Perennial Australian Property Trust 'on hold' following the departure of managing director and head of Perennial Real Estate In...

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Superannuation

With turmoil offshore continuing to impact local investment markets, Aaron Dunn, managing director of the SMSF Academy, believes the focus for self-managed super funds in...

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Financial planning

Macquarie Private Wealth recommends a focus on certainty of earnings when investing in shares in 2012, with an eye on the risk/return trade off....

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