PROPERTY

Policy & Regulation

Superannuation has been confirmed as one of the most tax-effective long-term investment options for high-income earners, while Australian shares and Australian listed pro...

Financial planning

Skandia has replaced the Colonial First State Property fund with Perennial’s Australian Property Securities Fund, following the departure of Stephen Hayes and his team to...

Financial planning

Macquarie’s financial educational and information service arm, Macquarie Digital, has made its service more accessible to the broader community with the launch of its own...

Financial planning

Australians are now one of the world’s largest spenders, due to the property market boom, but are continuing to outlay more than they are able to earn, according to direc...

Funds management

Leading industry researchers have called for changes to the direct property sector to match investor expectations on fees, diversification and liquidity....

Superannuation

Australian baby boomers are looking to spend their retirement living life to the full, and are actively planning to be able to sustain it, according to a Commonwealth Fin...

Financial planning

The time is right for Multiplex Group, which intends to establish a new fund comprised of prime CBD office assets after watching the sector for more than a decade....

Financial planning

Professional Investment Services (PIS) is considering whether to settle with clients who lost money in Westpoint’s failed investment schemes rather than face court, acco...

Funds management

Thirty per cent of Australians view property as their preferred asset class, according to Elderslie Finance Corporation’s third investment opinion survey, up from 17.5 pe...

Funds management

Tradewinds NWQ has been appointed as a manager to the Advance Asset Management International Shares Multi-Blend Fund....

Financial planning

A NSW man has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for providing unlicensed advice....

Funds management

Pentacle Property Funds Management has released two unlisted direct property fund of funds with unique features to address the liquidity concerns associated with the asse...

Financial planning

Working together since 1997, the Morgan Stanley Investment Management team claims to have achieved strong performance throughout a complete market cycle....

Financial planning

The alpha hunter’s interest at Pimco is fixed on one thing - fixed interest. And according to Australian executive vice president John Wilson, this narrower focus gives P...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

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

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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

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