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Investors should reduce their exposure to commodities as any reduction in the demand from emerging markets could lead to a big drop in share market prices, according to t...

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Property syndicates were once a popular means to invest in direct property, but could they be making a comeback?...

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Former Macquarie bank fund manager, Oswyn de Silva, has been restrained after trying to leave Australia in breach of court orders....

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Peter Townsend explains the five perils faced by SMSF borrowers, and shows how they can be avoided....

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Many institutional investment strategies record turnover significantly higher than their stated levels, according to a Mercer and IRRC Institute study....

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ADPIA's most recent industry survey shows that almost 75 per cent of property fund managers are considering merger and acquisition activity over the next 12 months....

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Mercer has developed a more sophisticated classification process for investment risk that recognises the mix of growth and defensive qualities within each asset class....

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Australian investors need to rethink their exposure to emerging markets, warns Morningstar....

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The Property Council/IPD Australia Property Index has confirmed that the commercial property investment market is in a recovery phase....

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Former Westpoint director Norm Carey is planning a return to property development but says he doesn't plan on using retail funds, according to an article in The Australia...

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The Multiplex Diversified Property Fund is to be wound up, with investors to have the option of receiving assets as cash or in-specie distribution....

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Scores of fund managers struck out on their own earlier this decade, leaving institutional homes to make their own fortunes in boutique companies. So why are many now jum...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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