REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Editorial
Many investors haven’t made changes to their investment portfolios since the global financial crisis (GFC). Is now the time to get out of low-risk assets? Craig Keary wri...
Superannuation
Strong sharemarket and listed property performance saw master trusts return more than industry super funds in January, according to Chant West....
Funds management
Both major global listed property indices returned more than 25 per cent over the year to November 2012, but most fund managers fell short of the benchmark, according to ...
Editorial
Some of the key assumptions about share market investing are deeply flawed and merit robust re-examination, writes Schroders’ Martin Conlon....
Financial planning
Despite signs that markets are recovering, there is still more money sitting in cash than there is in the total capitalisation of the ASX, according to Zenith investment ...
Editorial
While financial planners accept the reasons they are required to hold Professional Indemnity insurance, there are signs the system needs a review....
Funds management
Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) have delivered solid results over the past two years - but investors shouldn't expect the same level of returns going f...
Financial planning
IOSCO recommends protections for investors who are direct-sold complex financial products....
Funds management
Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) returned 32.8 per cent over the year to 31 December 2012, outperforming all other growth in Russell Investments' latest...
Superannuation
On the back of the reliable and above-average dividends offered, Australian real estate investment trusts (REITs) may be an attractive prospect for investors in 2013....
Funds management
Asian Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) provide more diversification benefits with stocks than listed real estate companies an Asian Pacific Real Estate Association (...
Editorial
Select Asset Management’s Dominic McCormick says it’s time investors reduced their reliance on simplistic risk categories in asset allocation....
Funds management
Investors making the decision to allocate to listed property are looking beyond a single-strategy portfolio to meet their financial needs and want to diversify across a l...
Funds management
Performance volatility and concentration issues continue to plague the Australian real estate investment trusts (A-REITs) sector....
Funds management
Institutional investors across Europe and Asia are seeking regular investment income rather than capital appreciation, a new report by Fidelity Worldwide Investment has r...
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MARKET INSIGHTS
Podcast
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...