REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
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Founder of Australian Unity Funds Management and an industry veteran, Craig Dunstan, has been appointed a non-executive director of investment firm Wealth Within....
Funds management
The outlook for Australian real estate investment trust (AREIT) funds has improved in Morningstar's latest review of the sector, with six funds upgraded and improved fund...
Funds management
Global listed property strategies are likely to pay income distributions from 30 June, 2011; however, the risks of a fluctuating currency remain, according to Morningstar...
Superannuation
The median superannuation growth fund returned just 0.2 per cent in April, with further appreciation of the Australian dollar reducing the unhedged returns of internation...
Funds management
The preference for international equities over Australian equities continues, according to panellists discussing asset allocation at the 2011 Morningstar Investment Confe...
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
Superannuation funds could soon be seen as an alternative source of institutional-grade debt funding, following the decision by UniSuper to invest in Australian commercia...
Funds management
ING Investment Management is anticipating a positive year for global real estate securities, despite pressure from global events....
Financial planning
Australian fund managers with an excellent investment track record could be misleading investors by overstating their investments skills, according to research from Londo...
Editorial
PorfolioConstruction Forum asks the major research houses about their most recent projects and appointments....
Funds management
State Street Global Advisers has added a small cap exchange-traded fund (ETF) and two sector ETFs to service the rapidly growing Australian ETF market....
Funds management
The Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (AREITs) sector is set to be one of the most attractive growth asset classes over the next few years, according to Ibbotson A...
Financial planning
SMSF specialists urged to factor in the inflation of bubbles....
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
Different property types and locations are at varying points in the real estate cycle, but the general direction is positive, according to ING Investment Management (INGI...
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