PROPERTY

Financial planning

While technology, telecommunications and media stocks have taken a few hits since January, equity funds sought listed property trusts (LPT) as a comparatively safe haven....

Financial planning

Property syndicates might have suffered the slings and arrows of rising interest rates, but David Davies argues their potential for capital gain means they are still very...

Financial planning

Newly elected national president of the Securities Institute Michael Willis has lent his voice to the argument calling for real estate agents to be subject to the same re...

Financial planning

Banks cost cutting will be the key drivers of e-commerce into the future, according to InvestorWeb director of online and media services, Mark Maley....

Funds management

Australia’s residential property boom will grind to a halt under the weight of rising interest rates, however baby boomers will ensure investors still make money out of d...

Funds management

Gone are the days of state bickering of over who’s got the best beer, weather and hot commercial property between Sydney and Melbourne. It is now Sydney verse’s the rest ...

Financial planning

The Property Council wants to work more closely with the Financial Planning Association (FPA) as part of a move to create more interest in property investing....

Financial planning

Last month, a former Perth financial adviser was sentenced to the second longest jail term of any financial adviser in Australia when he was sentenced to 10 years behind ...

Financial planning

The financial services industry is battling CLERP6 legislation which could cost dealers, brokers and advisers hundreds of thousands of dollars each in CGT and stamp duty....

Financial planning

Financial services group Saxby Bridge Property and Finance has defeated a company in which it holds a minority stake, in a courtroom battle over a number of issues includ...

Financial planning

Summit master trust has rolled out its own DIY service for self managed super funds (SMSFs) and their trustees, offering administration and custody services. ...

Financial planning

Investors remain undeterred by recent sharemarket volatility, seeing it as an opportunity to buy bargain stocks. According to a recent Macquarie Bank survey, 68 per cent ...

Financial planning

Ralph changes to the taxation on entities will bring trusts in line with indi-vidual tax rates - a move which could put many unwary investors at risk of pay-ing too much ...

Funds management

Armstrong Jones has bagged New Zealand’s Morningstar fund manager of the year crown for the seventh year in succession....

Financial planning

Net inflows into the New Zealand retail funds industry during the March quarter were up almost $NZ60 million on the last quarter, according to the latest IPAC market shar...

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

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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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