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Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... the AUD are likely to account for half the returns on international assets. Direct property meanwhile delivered 11%, Australian shares 10%, Australian and international bonds 9% each. But highlighting concerns over proposed changes to government policy ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... announced by the federal government. To comply with an SIV, applicants will have to place at least $500,000 in eligible Australian venture capital or growth private equity funds that invest in start-up and small private companies. This is likely to increase ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... government bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian home prices and interest rates. "The gross rental yield on housing is around 2.9% (after costs this is around 1%), compared ...

PM Capital global fund boosts income growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... property or cash." He noted that "we continue to find compelling valuation opportunities offshore, relative to the Australian market, which looks expensive. "The value proposition when we listed the PGF remains relevant as Australian investors generally ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after falls on Wall Street amid speculation the Federal Reserve remains on course to raise borrowing costs. At 0900 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 65 points ...

Investors will need to be patient in 2015: PM Capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
... headwinds for the economy will make it tough for earnings growth to come through. That means that despite a drop in the Australian dollar to 82 US cents, a better risk-reward proposition might be found off-shore. "Global markets are back at their highs ...

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... collapse, according to Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen). Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, Aberdeen head of Australian fixed income Nick Bishop said that investors and SMSF trustees had been given a greater degree of access and empowerment ...

Lonsec makes portfolio manager changes after review

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... model portfolio review, Lonsec 's Core Model Portfolios will now have a more balanced allocation between global and Australian equities and an increased allocation to alternative assets. The investment research house also said that it would reduce its ...

AMP gives SMSFs access to property and corporate bonds

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... investors who want to access asset classes that require a large capital outlay. The AMP Capital Wholesale Australian Property Fund and the AMP Capital Corporate Bond Fund are aimed at SMSF investors who want to diversify their portfolios without investing ...

SMSFs want access to infrastructure and corporate bonds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
... (SMSFs), the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has argued. SMSFs currently invest heavily in cash and Australian equities, but hold very little in middle ground assets that provide better returns than cash but better protection than ...