PROPERTY

Funds management

The residential, industrial and office sectors have been the most resilient in the wake of COVID-19, according to First Sentier Investors....

Funds management

Despite the negative short-term implications from COVID-19 for the Australian real estate investment trust sector, they are currently far better positioned to recover tha...

Funds management

Charter Hall has announced that two of its funds have managed to secure an off-market transaction of a logistics property in Sydney for $115 million....

Tools & guides

As the average life expectancy rises to 83 years, this puts pressure on society to care for an aged population and opportunities in the healthcare property sector, writes...

Funds management

Australian investors are now choosing stocks over property and other investments, according to a survey. ...

Financial planning

Over half of Australian investors think property prices will fall, according to a May survey, showing a stark contrast to the same survey in February....

Financial planning

A survey from comparison site Finder found 15% of Australians are struggling to pay mortgage or rent....

Funds management

Typical income strategies based on bonds became harder to justify as interest rates ground lower and investors were forced up the risk curve, toward corporate bonds, high...

Financial planning

Troubled property investment firm Mayfair 101 has launched its next strategy, a fixed income property bond investing in a tourist resort in Mission Beach, Queensland. ...

Funds management

First it was industry superannuation funds announcing downward revaluations of their unlisted assets, now major property funds started announcing similar processes....

Superannuation

SMSF members will not have action taken against them by the Australian Taxation Office for reducing real property rent for tenants who have been financially impacted by C...

Funds management

The move to remote working could be an accelerant of change for companies moving their employees into cloud-based systems and away from offices....

Funds management

More than 70% of investors have declared readiness to increase their allocations in Asia Pacific real estate in 2020, with Australia’s biggest cities topping the ranking,...

Financial planning

Australia’s banking sector has created opportunities for both borrowers and investors but they need to recognise how to tap these opportunities, according to Metrics....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds could benefit from investing in European property, according to LGIAsuper....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 3 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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