PROPERTY

Superannuation

If there’s a constant in the ongoing industry debate over net benefits to super fund members, it is the regularity with which the key players have asked the Australian Se...

Financial planning

A growing interest in alternative investments and structured products by financial planners has led Aegis Equities Research to expand its specialist team....

Funds management

Growing demand from Australian investors for global property exposure has prompted ING Investment Management to launch a locally domiciled global listed property fund....

Financial planning

Australian Unity has boosted profits on the back of growing funds under management as it edges closes to a decision on a possible demutualisation....

Financial planning

Mercer Human Resources Consulting has reopened the debate about allowing fund members to access their superannuation early to help pay for mortgages and other purchases....

Financial planning

Capacity constraints have forced Challenger Financial Services to shut down the small cap fund it bought off HSBC Asset Management (HSBCAMA) only four months ago and open...

Funds management

The Federal Government has sought to assure fund managers that it will play a largely hands-off role in the investment decisions of its $16 billion Future Fund, but has a...

Funds management

Property yields will remain high in future as the funds available for investment in real estate continue to grow, despite an overall decline in net contributions to super...

Financial planning

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Financial planning

Australian Wholesale Funds Marketing is planning to apply for a retail licence to enable it to offer two overseas funds to advisers and platforms....

Financial planning

Positive investor sentiment towards advisers has increased over the past 12 months, accompanied by a marked improvement in sentiment toward managed investments, according...

Editorial

Fixed interest has an important place when building a diversified portfolio, and the recent rise in new high yielding investment vehicles, such as hybrids and structured ...

Funds management

A day after it enlisted Deutsche Bank’s property team, Perpetual has underscored its commitment to focus more heavily on the real estate sector with news that it will buy...

Financial planning

Post-retirement incomes for the bulk of Australians over 65 will fall well short of desired levels over the next decade unless reverse mortgages are used to supplement th...

Financial planning

Sealcorp has restructured its separately managed account (SMA) funds, moving from investing in various underlying managed funds to a multi-manager structure using mandate...

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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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