PROPERTY
Superannuation
MLC's Peter Hogan outlines the key differences between SMSFs and other superannuation funds from an estate planning perspective. ...
Funds management
Listed property assets push case for place in portfolios, with good yield and capital returns....
Superannuation
The requirement to hold an AFSL when providing advice should extend to SMSF property spruikers, says ASFA....
Financial planning
APRA warns lenders against letting the current low interest rate environment drive up unsustainable housing credit....
Funds management
Clestus Weerappah has been sentenced to four years jail over his role in the collapse of property development group Dollarforce Financial Services (DFS) in 2009....
Financial planning
Bradley Thomas Sherwin, the bankrupt chairman of Wickham Securities, has been banned from the financial services industry for more than two and a half years....
Superannuation
As Australian investors' love affair with yield continues, SMSF property investment continues to rise. Indeed, for Richard Stacker, head of direct property for Charter Ha...
Financial planning
Ratings house Zenith Investment Partners has awarded three Legg Mason Australia funds 'Recommended' ratings. ...
Editorial
The conundrum of low returns sets up a desire to take on greater risks. Taking responsibility and lowering risk during times of poor expected returns makes sense, accordi...
Superannuation
Median growth fund returns 19.3 per cent for one year and 6.8 per cent over 10 years....
Editorial
With interest rates falling, is now the time to consider real assets for income? Craig Keary writes. ...
Editorial
Patrick Noble suggests investors should stop overlooking property and reap the rewards from the renaissance. ...
Funds management
High-level investment team turnover in the listed property funds management sector is likely to affect return performance over the next 12 months, according to Zenith Inv...
Editorial
Have the long golden years of uninterrupted economic growth, continued credit expansion and expanding government spending lulled us into thinking we are immune from reces...
Funds management
Zenith’s Jonathan Baird said the listed property market is unlikely to deliver the same performance next year as over the last 12 months. ...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...