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'Boring is the new black' for A-REIT fund managers as they look to recover from a contraction in the sector in calendar year 2011, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Ser...
Editorial
Many prominent investors, including Warren Buffett, have recently raised doubts about gold as an investment. Dominic McCormick questions their views....
Funds management
Following a year of strong performance, UBS Clarion Global Property Securities Fund has been crowned the winner of the 2012 Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Ye...
Superannuation
SMSF trustees need to make sure there is enough liquidity in their funds to balance out 'lumpy' assets such as property to avoid a potential fire sale of assets if they p...
Superannuation
It doesn’t come as a surprise that some SMSF investors are tempted by overseas property investments. However, there are a number of compliance traps they must navigate, a...
Superannuation
Macquarie Bank has expanded its offering into the SMSF arena, announcing this week the launch of an SMSF property loan intended to provide direct exposure to residential ...
Funds management
There has been an increase in bullish expectations for Australian shares, international shares and Australian real estate investment trusts, with 64 per cent of Australia...
Financial planning
Unlisted property schemes will be required to adhere to six new disclosure benchmarks from 1 November 2012....
Financial planning
AMP Capital has announced that it has ended its joint venture AMP Brookfield following a strategic review....
Financial planning
With corporate insolvencies on the rise, there are a number of due diligence processes that Australian business owners can take to mitigate the risk of being left with un...
Life/Risk
Sentry expects to increase business growth and simplify the referral process for their advisers using a structured referral system....
Superannuation
David Shirlow explains how to use insurance to address SMSF property investment liquidity....
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...
Financial planning
ASIC has placed a one-year licence suspension on Lifestyle Investor Services, a Gold Coast-based financial advice practice owned by Robert Wilson, who is otherwise known ...
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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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...