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US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... from a large bay boomer population. L&B does manage some aged care through a separate account, but Metter said Metten it's not something he'd immediately recommend to Australian investors as it's a niche and centralised part of the property market.

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... effective CIV regime would be a simplification of the current withholding tax rules. "The challenge with withholding taxes is not the [tax] rates. If I've got a global asset being offered by an Australian fund to a global investor the rates are zero ...

Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... healthcare or industrial property funds." Bryant said the best approach for investors is to consider their circumstances and not keep more money in cash than necessary as they increase the opportunity for risk unnecessarily. "Cash is simply not a risk ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... one or the other is in the lead. However, the majority of polls give Clinton the win. But didn't the polls predict "Bremain" not "Brexit" not too long ago. But didn't the polls predict a "hung UK Parliament" in May's UK elections last year? But didn't ...

Industry backs mental health education campaign PROP

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... tutorial on mental health. Setting the campaign apart from other existing initiatives, Prugue said that PROP's awareness focus is not centred on the one-in-four affected by mental illness but the three-in-four who do not experience depression or anxiety. ...

Managed accounts boost income by 77%: case study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
A recent case study from Mason Stevens shows a way financial advisers can use managed accounts to improve a client's retirement income. The case study uses the example of a pre-retiree couple with a combined superannuation balance of $1 million invested ...

ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... only have so much capital to allocate and we have to look at where we can win and have a competitive advantage." Whether or not ANZ actually goes ahead with the sale, it is clear Elliott sees winding down the group's wealth management functions as a ...

Boutique advice firm joins Fortnum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... values, operating model and ownership structure align with our core values and requirements. We wanted a licensee that was not part of a financial institution and had a long proven track record of successfully running a dealer group and overseeing the ...

Advisers unsure on super contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... can contribute this year and next, and how the transitional arrangement will work regarding clients who have triggered but not yet fully used their non-concessional contributions under the bring-forward provisions. Changes to the pension coming into ...

ASIC bans Brisbane life adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... interests." "The business model of simply 'selling' life insurance without complying with the legal and regulatory obligations will not be tolerated by ASIC. Advisers who do so will be removed from the industry," he said. ASIC began its investigation ...