PROPERTY

Financial planning

Investors have been warned to taper their high bullish sentiment levels towards Australian equities by the president of the Australian Investors’ Association (AIA), Bob A...

Financial planning

Colonial First State Investments has confirmed it has had discussions with “all relevant entities” regarding its concern over the sale of the Lend Lease US Office Trust t...

Superannuation

The sad truth is that many clients will not be able to retire when they want to. Mike Taylor reports....

Superannuation

How do you transition clients in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) into retirement? Michael Hutton reports....

Funds management

Melbourne-based property group Becton has recently launched a new property trust and taken “another logical step in its strategy to develop, syndicate and manage institut...

Financial planning

Strong and ongoing relationships between accountants and financial planners sounds like the stuff of fiction but some success stories can be found....

Financial planning

Advance Funds Management’s recent run of distribution appointments has assisted the group in boosting its funds under management to over $3.5 billion and raising adviser ...

Financial planning

There is one major theme I want to canvass over the next few months – the chain of broken promises from financial planners, research houses, investment managers and the r...

Financial planning

Over the last 20 years, direct property, followed by listed property trusts (LPTs), has been the best performing asset class in Australia. But is the tide about to turn? ...

Editorial

Property syndicates remain one of the easiest and most popular forms of investment in direct property – but when is the best time to invest? John Wilkinson reports....

Editorial

How long can the listed property trust market expect its dream run to continue? Mike Taylor reports....

Financial planning

The time for a financial planning reality TV show is long overdue, says Nick Bruining....

Funds management

Fiduciary Trust Company International has launched an international property fund with the aim of providing investors with stable returns in an environment of low price v...

Financial planning

Adviser Ratings, the group set up by David Child to rate financial planners, has dropped its upfront fee for an assessment....

Financial planning

Uncertainty over the performance of BT/Sagitta’s new Australian equity and property teams has resulted in a lukewarm assessment of the group’s capabilities from research ...

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