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Start structured giving with just $20,000

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013

AUI investors approve property fund merger

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Investors in Australian Unity Investments' (AUI) Fifth Commercial Trust (FCT) have approved the merger with AUI's Office Property Fund (OPF). The decision will result in a $370 million property fund which holds office properties in New South Wales ...

APRA to look into The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will look into The New Daily on the grounds that it is a misuse of members' money. Speaking to Stuart Hocking on radio station 2UE, the Assistant Treasurer ...

Adviser forced to pay back $684,000

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
A former financial adviser has been forced to pay back $684,000 to five clients after he was convicted for providing inappropriate advice. Kevin Maxwell George Whitting recommended his clients to invest the money in the Blue Diamond Deposits Trust No. ...

Advisers should review aged care strategies ahead of reform

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
Financial advisers are encouraged to review their clients' aged care strategies ahead of the July 1, 2014 reforms to ensure that the approach taken maximises cash flow and capital preservation. "There are a number of strategies that need to be considered ...

Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The current travails of the group insurance market may be just the beginning, with a "major blow-up" potentially around the corner, according to WA Super's general manager, client services, Paul Owen. "I've heard the words 'perfect storm' bandied around ...

AUI plans property trust merger

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) will allow investors to vote on a potential merger between Australian Unity Fifth Commercial Trust (FCT) and the larger, more diversified, Australian Unity Office Property Fund (OPF). OPF is an unlisted property fund ...

The New Daily to avoid political bias: Weaven

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
The New Daily will avoid taking a political line, according to Garry Weaven, the chair of the new, industry super fund-owned publication The New Daily, which was launched today. Weaven told Financial Standard that he and Bruce Guthrie had to assure ...

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
PM Capital is set to launch its international equities strategy as a listed investment fund (LIC). PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe said the launch addresses the limited choice currently offered to investors who want access to the global share ...

Aged care costs to rise as complexity increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
The aged care reform due to start from July 1, 2014, is likely to increase the complexity of the sector's rules, which will raise the costs of aged care services and put further financial strain on families. Advisers will as a result need to take legislative ...