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...
The sad truth is that many clients will not be able to retire when they want to. Mike Taylor reports....
How do you transition clients in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) into retirement? Michael Hutton reports....
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...
Strong and ongoing relationships between accountants and financial planners sounds like the stuff of fiction but some success stories can be found....
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 ...
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...
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? ...
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....
How long can the listed property trust market expect its dream run to continue? Mike Taylor reports....
The time for a financial planning reality TV show is long overdue, says Nick Bruining....
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...
Adviser Ratings, the group set up by David Child to rate financial planners, has dropped its upfront fee for an assessment....
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 ...
Hedge funds promised investors they would be the panacea for poor returns, but have they measured up to their promise? Charles Beelaerts reports....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...