PROPERTY

Funds management

Now is the time to re-enter the direct property market, although access to funding for lenders continues to be a major hurdle, according to the Australian Direct Property...

Tools & guides

Fabian Bussoletti explains how to increase the flexibility of First Home Saver Accounts....

Financial planning

Mortgage aggregator Vow Financial has entered the financial services sector to help brokers "quarantine" their clients against financial planners, according to chief exec...

Financial planning

Most managed funds saw a positive first quarter of 2011 despite natural disasters and geopolitical uncertainty, according to Morningstar senior research analyst Julian Ro...

Superannuation

More pre-retirees are set to sell down assets like their houses in preparation for retirement, possibly leading to volatile property prices that will only further prolong...

Superannuation

Gearing in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is one of the most confusing issues for advisers, and the Queensland floods could highlight the need for legislative change, a...

Funds management

ING’s decision to exit its real estate exposures and sell its property funds has resulted in an ‘on hold’ rating from S&P....

Financial planning

ING has secured a strong price for its exit from its Real Estate Investment management business, while the tidying up process continues in Australia....

Funds management

Valad Property Group has announced it is selling its Sheraton Noosa Resort & Spa property, stating that after reviewing the property, it was decided it did not fit Va...

People & Products

A management buy-out bid for Valad’s European operations sees the company get an acting CEO....

Financial planning

Mark Gleeson looks at when the best time for gearing is when it comes to superannuation funds....

Financial planning

A futures trader sentenced to six years in jail has lost an appeal against the severity of the sentence....

Financial planning

A new survey has revealed the degree to which rate rises have pushed some mortgage holders to the edge....

Financial planning

A recent Financial Ombudsman Service determination has revealed the risks facing financial planners considering lifting their involvement in residential property investme...

Financial planning

Stanfield Funds Management has gained effective control of Mariner Corporation....

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