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Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...

Challenger in $602m alliance with Federation shopping malls

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Victoria and another at Karratha in Western Australia. These malls are currently owned by Federation and Retail Direct Property (RDO) syndicates. In fitting with the model followed when Challenger acquired the Federation-managed and RDP syndicate-owned ...

Platforms hold sway over fund access

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... investment, a Property Investment Research (PIR) panel discussion has concluded. Panel members including Charter Hall Direct Property's Richard Stacker and AMP Research's Brad Matthews said that platforms presented a double-edged sword to product providers ...

Rate cuts prompt SMSF cash exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
A wave self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are swaping their cash holdings for fixed interest and direct property investments, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. Falling cash rates mean that term deposits and savings ...

AMP Capital sells out of Houston residential property complex

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
AMP Capital's Global Direct Property Fund has sold Cheval Apartments for US$63.6 million following a widely marketed sales campaign. Cheval Apartments is a 'multifamily' asset - a 387 unit residential complex which is centrally located near major employment ...

MFAA to train advisers on direct property for SMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) has announced that it will train credit advisers on the opportunities that direct property investments may offer self- managed super funds (SMSF). The MFAA estimated that direct property investment by SMSFs makes ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will create a substantial opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules, foreign nationals must pay the tax when ...

LUCRF ramps up advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... saving inside superannuation, how to get tax reductions and the difference between superannuation savings and direct property investment. After the seminar, which is held for the whole group, members can request one-on-one interviews with the advisers ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... is our own version of a direct investment platform; it is a true SMSF-like alternative but we won't deal with direct property or collectibles," he said. "We will deal with 60% of investments that SMSFs do today: Australian shares, term deposits, fixed ...

Industrial property funds draw SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... towards the industrial property market in search for low-risk funds with higher-than-cash returns. Charter Hall Direct Property head Richard Stacker said yesterday that between 60 and 70 per cent of investors approaching their industrial funds are SMSFs ...