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Financial planning

Strong inflows and solidly performing equity markets have assisted in expanding the size of the retail managed funds market by 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2003 ...

Financial planning

Aegis Equities Research has appointed former research manager at Lonsec Property Research, Paul Nielson, to the position of head of unlisted property within its newly lau...

Financial planning

Estate Planning Professionals of Australia (EPP) has introduced a new platform into the market aiming to combat administration issues for estate planning with reduced cos...

Funds management

Boutique unlisted commercial property manager SAITeysMcMahon has launched an open-ended child care trust that intends to raise $23.5 million from investors....

Financial planning

Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) has moved to restructure its research team by reassigning incumbent managed funds research head Grant Kennaway into the role of general manag...

Financial planning

A collection of positive ratings have been bestowed by research house Assirt on fund managers AXA and ABN Amro, with most of their fund sectors and management capabilitie...

Financial planning

Schroder Investment Management Australia has bolstered its domestic equity investment capabilities further following former head of Australian equities Ken Lambden’s move...

Financial planning

Vanguard Investments has been awarded a five star ranking for its 10 funds currently available in the market and has also been rated ‘very strong’ across all business sec...

Financial planning

Boutique property fund manager MacarthurCook Investment Management has responded to suggestions by research house Lonsec that its $70 million industrial property trust ha...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken action against a director of a super fund and a promoter of a superannuation rollover scheme after a...

Financial planning

Question: I am the owner of a rental property and have heard that land tax may apply to the property. In what circumstances does land tax apply?...

Superannuation

The findings of the Australian Taxation Office’s recent SMSF Compliance Review benchmarking study requires closer consideration, says Kevin Smith....

Funds management

Assirt claims the net retail inflows top five show a mixed bag of managers, both specialist and generalist, and that the largest flows have been into defensive investment...

Financial planning

There’s a new man at the helm of Invesco and he has some very definite plans for the group. John Wilkinson reports....

Financial planning

Growth-oriented superannuation funds are on track to record their best calendar year since 2000, according to InTech Financial Services senior consultant, Andrew Korbel....

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