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Healthcare property outperforms residential

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... portfolios investing on healthcare property," Australian Unity Investments head of Healthcare and Retirement Property Chris Smith said. "The current move from cash to equities, brought about by falling interest rates, shouldn't bypass other asset classes ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
Poland, Chile and Spain look a better bet than the US and UK for institutional investors' sovereign debt portfolios, according to a new research report from AXA Investment Management. The investment house has developed a new framework for analysing ...

AUI makes property team appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... on the retail and intermediated market, where Lumby will work closely with head of healthcare and retirement funds, Chris Smith. Lumby was previously head of Office and Industrial Property Funds. He joined AUI in 2011 from Investa Property Group. He ...

How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... greater emphasis on earnings can double the value of financial planning businesses, according to Centurian Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. Financial advice practices are typically valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue with many institutionally ...

Platform asset-based fees under fire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... market is on the cusp of a revolution which will see standard asset-based pricing replaced with a fee-based structure, said Chris Wrightson, managing director of Centurian Market Makers. The business broking expert says that, in an environment where ...

APRA's SMSF loan warning berated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... super fund (SMSF) loans has been questioned by a number of industry professionals. APRA executive general manager for policy Chris Littrell warned lenders that SMSF loans had a 'potentially higher loss profile' than regular mortgages. But the comments ...

MetLife makes senior appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
MetLife has appointed Damien Green to lead its Employee Benefits business in Asia. Green will be based out of Hong Kong and will start with the company in February 2013. He will report to Christopher Townsend, president of Asia for MetLife. "I am extremely ...

FoFA reforms dilute platform pricing power: Centurion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... planning licensees will be passed on to administration platforms and related services, according Centurion Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. The financial advice business broking specialist says he anticipates 'a race to the bottom for platform pricing' ...

La Trobe mortgage fund scoops industry award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... Option (PMO) has won the Money Magazine Gold Award for the Best Mortgage Fund in Australia for the fourth consecutive year. Chris Andrews, head of funds management at La Trobe Financial said: "This is another milestone for La Trobe Financial and we are ...

Tough turkey for retirees this Christmas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
While the latest RBA rate cut is an early Christmas present to Australia's mortgage payers, retirees are in for a tougher festive period, says National Seniors chief executive Michael O'Neill. The Reserve Bank (RBA) cut the base rate to 3% yesterday ...