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Financial planning

In April the Federal Government released a draft to industry of its bill changing the investment standards for superannuation funds (see <I>Money Management</I> May 13). ...

Financial planning

Director of syndicated property group Waltus Investments, Shayne Hodge, has hit back angrily at recent criticism of its performance....

Financial planning

The Federal Government has recently introduced a bill into parliament which could have wide ranging effects on self managed superannuation funds. Nick In-gram takes a loo...

Financial planning

AMP Asset Management (AMPAM) has gained a stronghold on the property market with the purchase of Schroders’ Australian property funds management business....

Funds management

The tax reform saga has some very prominent, influential and at times vocal players. When it comes to accelerated depreciation, miners come to the fore, whereas manufactu...

Funds management

The listed property trust sector was far and away the top performer over key asset classes in July....

Financial planning

Perth-based Guardian Funds Management plans to take the $10 billion private mortgage market to advisers with the launch of a new asset class....

Financial planning

Politics is akin to cooking. Things go on the boil and off the boil. Other matters simmer and then go into a boil when the right circum-stances prevail....

Financial planning

Investors sick of the same old, same old from desperate Gold Coast property developers with white shoes should take heart with an inno-vative scheme....

Financial planning

Count Wealth Accountants managing director Barry Lambert says rumours the group is looking to float on the Australian Stock Exchange are exaggerated, saying it is just on...

Financial planning

"The virtual corporation is based on the concept that the most power-ful asset an enterprise can have is intellectual property followed by cash. Everything else can be o...

Financial planning

Macquarie Bank has restructured its distribution and set up a separate division – what it calls “the adviser channel” – to streamline its dealings with financial planning...

Superannuation

About two thirds of Australia's retirees are reliant on pensions for their day-to-day living while only one in four rely on superannuation and property investments....

Financial planning

Enthusiasm for the inaugural conference of the Financial Planners and Investment Advisers Association (FPIA) appears muted with attendance numbers projected to fall below...

Financial planning

Now that it is firmly in the Principal fold, BT Funds Management is back in action and spreading that message on a roadshow to financial planners this week. Zilla Efrat i...

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