REAL ESTATE

Financial planning

The number of Australians investing in superannuation is at its highest level since December 1997 despite a lack of investor enthusiasm to pump more money into super, acc...

Editorial

While speaking at the FPA’s annual convention, Roger Gibson made a convincing case for asset allocation diversification – but left Dominic McCormick uncomfortable with so...

Financial planning

If you’ve always wanted to throw in your 10 cents worth on where you feel the industry has gone wrong – here is your opportunity. Julie Bennett reports....

Funds management

Melbourne-based boutique fund manager SG Hiscock yesterday announced the launch of a global listed securities fund after striking a deal with international real estate in...

Financial planning

Australians are chronically underinsured – which should present great opportunities for advisers. Mike Taylor reports....

Funds management

The boutique created by the now defunct National Asset Management team is firing on all cylinders. John Wilkinson reports....

Financial planning

Planners have next to no education in the area of direct property investment, which, according to some industry commentators, is a serious oversight. Mike Taylor reports....

Financial planning

Not all planners were first educated within the industry. Mike Taylor reports....

Funds management

Macquarie Bank and the US-based Developers Diversified Realty Corporation (DDR) are seeking A$550 million from investors, in the largest Australian property capital raisi...

Financial planning

Deutsche Asset Management has announced the head of DB Real Estate Mark Ford will retire due to ill-health, with former Westfield Holdings funds management head Victor Ho...

Funds management

Fiduciary Trust Company International has launched an international property fund with the aim of providing investors with stable returns in an environment of low price v...

Editorial

Listed investments are not a new development and have been available to advisers for many years. As such a whole industry has been established around them....

Financial planning

Count Financial Ltd posted a record 25 per cent increase in after tax net profits today and is set to launch a number of new products and service offerings in the coming ...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek indirect influence in regulating real estate ‘get-rich-quick’ schemes when it releases findings from an ind...

Financial planning

The former listed property team at Principal Global Investors (PGI) has unveiled its new boutique property securities funds management company – Pengana Capital – and con...

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