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Funds management

06 Sep

Industrial property yields to stay over eight per cent

Good buying opportunities exist in industrial property, with high quality assets to be found on an 8.25 per cent yield, according to Charter Hall Direct Property’s ...

Financial planning

06 Sep

Warding off the black swans

Tail risk hedging strategies could improve investment performance by around five or six per cent in black swan events such as the GFC, according to PIMCO....

Financial planning

03 Sep

Politicians must consider real benefits of higher SG

As the prospect of a higher superannuation guarantee (SG) hangs in the balance, Australia's biggest super fund has released research highlighting the improvements a highe...

Life/Risk

01 Sep

Insurance in super creating false security

Insurance policies included in superannuation have increased the overall coverage of working Australians but insufficient default levels of insurance in many cases are cr...

Financial planning

01 Sep

All Star KFM Fund restructures under mandate; reduces fees

The All Star KFM Income Fund is reducing its fees by 25 per cent following a restructure away from a fund of fund structure to an investment mandate structure, the compan...

Funds management

01 Sep

Emerging markets buffer Euro risk

Emerging market economies may help buffer the global economy from Euro zone risks – but they also present their own risks, according to PIMCO....

Funds management

01 Sep

Strong performers in Zenith global equities review

The latest international shares sectors review from Zenith Investment Partners has awarded highly recommended ratings for 13 products across six managers....

Funds management

30 Aug

Yellow Brick Road targets bank business

Yellow Brick Road continues to target the business of the ‘big four’ banks with the launch of a home loan option that doesn’t require borrowers to demon...

Financial planning

30 Aug

Australian Unity thaws mortgage fund freeze

Australian Unity increases monthly withdrawal limit on mortgage funds....

Financial planning

27 Aug

APRA outlines keys to good supervision

A forward-looking supervision action plan tailored to respective financial institutions is the centrepiece of APRA’s successful approach to supervision, according t...