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Packhorse secures premium pastoral land

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... managed portfolio, linked to land appreciation and stable income streams from long term agistment agreements negotiated with major cattle companies and beef processors. "Additionally, investors may benefit from the growing carbon market. With the price ...

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... in defensive assets because clients' money is going nowhere or potentially making a loss," he said. Life insurance is a major bugbear for clients as well as advisers - and it is currently the most difficult conversation taking place between them. Life ...

Pallas Capital markets new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... monthly in arrears. The fund only invests in registered first mortgages over premium real estate assets in Australia's three major capital cities, with each loan having a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 65%. The property lender is looking to initially ...

CFD trading declines: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... reduction in market size has occurred, although it is important to note that a comparison of these results with the seven major markets studied throughout 2021 across the US, Europe and Asia, reveals the 15% contraction for the Australian market is consistent ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... market changes and that triggers rampant inflation," Green said. "This is why most developing countries become reliant upon major 'first-world' currencies, such as the US dollar, to complete transactions. "However, reliance on another country's currency ...

Advice firm rebrands, scores own AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... members, has been able to save about $100,000 by going solo. But it's not just about the fees, he said, pointing out that a major advantage has been the ability for the firm to be nimble and work with third-party providers of its own choosing. The spike ...

Most paraplanners will not become financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Despite popular belief, an overwhelming number of paraplanners do not intend to pursue a career as a financial adviser, a new report reveals. Fintech Tanngo, together with The Paraplanner Hub, found that almost three quarters of paraplanners (72%) see ...

Life insurers to embrace risky assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Life insurers will take on more risks and shun safe-haven assets in a bid to bump up returns in 2022. Australian life insurers are tipped to shed their conservative nature this year amid a tough macroeconomic environment, according to bfinance. Many ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... housing in Australia is also expected to surge, thanks to low interest rates and double-digit growth rates in property across major cities. "Furthermore, secular tailwinds supported by urban migration as well as a young Gen Z workforce with a growing ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... brought a recovery as government and central bank largesse succeeded in keeping incomes and businesses afloat. Gains in most major equity markets around the world attest to this - the S&P 500 index ended the year 2021 up 26.9%; the Stoxx-50 index by ...