REAL ESTATE
People & Products
Real estate investment management firm, Qualitas has beefed up its direct investment capability with a key hire in James Kaufman....
Funds management
Chicago-based real estate specialist, Heitman, has been exiting some of its Australian investments ahead of a new accumulation phase. ...
Financial planning
Until real estate agents and lawyers are held to higher standards, foreign investors should seek financial advice to avoid breaching FIRB laws, Connect ASEAN principal, P...
Life/Risk
Aussie household savings directed at property, lifted 25.9 per cent during the September quarter, according to St. George Bank....
Life/Risk
Increased investment from unlisted funds, offshore investors and superannuation funds drove Australia’s retail property sector to a third consecutive year of record inves...
Superannuation
SMSF investors continue to favour Australian shares, cash and term deposits while ignoring international shares, putting their retirement income at considerable risk, Fin...
Funds management
Traditional asset allocation models are no longer guaranteed to perform in the current economic climate and should be abandoned in favour of models that use alternative a...
Life/Risk
Investor demand for real estate is expected to remain strong in 2015, on the back of strong total returns from A-REITs last year, according to property group, Dexus....
Financial planning
AustralianSuper appoints Principal Real Estate Investors as its advisor for US office strategy....
Financial planning
Zenith awards Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund a ‘recommended’ rating....
Financial planning
Spire Capital claims solid interest in its US aged care private equity offering. ...
Editorial
Financial planners gave mixed reactions to reports that a company related to real estate icon, Ray White, would be venturing into the financial planning space but is the ...
Financial planning
Financial services group Spring FG says it will never be pursuing a dealer group model again after a “bitter experience” with a rogue licensee last year. ...
Financial planning
A company owned by the family of real estate juggernaut, Ray White, says it will be one of the few non-conflicted players in a planning space haunted by legacy issues, li...
Financial planning
Planning and accounting indsutry stalwart, Robert MC Brown, argues that hourly rates and flat/fixed fees are the answer for a planning industry mired in conflicted remune...
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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...