PROPERTY
Financial planning
AMP's exit from negotiations to acquire a stake in Ironstone has seen SQM withdraw its rating on the Ironstone Residential Fund....
Financial planning
Unlisted property schemes will be required to adhere to six new disclosure benchmarks from 1 November 2012....
Editorial
There is considerable asset allocation bias with SMSF trustees. This is likely to lead to disappointing performance at best, and widespread disasters at worst, according ...
Editorial
Australia’s love affair with property is well documented, but many baby boomers are selling up to fund their retirement. According to MLC's Andrew Barnett, this shows the...
Financial planning
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has initiated a discounted rights offer aimed at raising up to $28.9 million to fund the proposed expansion of three of the 22 properti...
Superannuation
David Shirlow explains how to use insurance to address SMSF property investment liquidity....
Superannuation
Aaron Dunn provides five SMSF suggestions that could be used to attract new business in 2012....
Superannuation
Mike Mitchell outlines some of the issues investors should consider before establishing or using an SMSF to purchase direct property....
Financial planning
The Private Capital Income Fund has received a three-and-a-half star rating from specialist property fund ratings agency SQM Research....
Funds management
More than 90 per cent of personal investments are held directly by individuals rather than investment products and platforms provided by major wealth managers, according ...
Financial planning
An easing-off of term deposit rates, reduced redemption pressure and a shift to fixed-term redemptions only could make 2012 an improved year for the battered mortgage fun...
Financial planning
An easing-off of term deposit rates, reduced redemption pressure and a shift to fixed-term redemptions only could make 2012 an improved year for the battered mortgage fun...
Financial planning
Lower income investors should not overlook the value of investment properties, according to the managing director of the Aviate Group, Neil Smoli....
Funds management
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed Perennial Australian Property Trust 'on hold' following the departure of managing director and head of Perennial Real Estate In...
Superannuation
With turmoil offshore continuing to impact local investment markets, Aaron Dunn, managing director of the SMSF Academy, believes the focus for self-managed super funds in...
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