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Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... be kept in perspective. "At June 30, property in SMSFs consisted mainly of non-residential property such as commercial property ($58 billion) compared with residential property ($17 billion) out of total of $495 billion. At $17 billion, that's 3.4% of ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... the residential property sector can still find plenty of attractively valued assets to invest in the broader commercial property sector, according to Charter Hall head of direct property Richard Stacker. The Reserve Banks of Australia (RBA) has this ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Domestic economy uncertainty has created value opportunities in the local listed commercial property sector, but investors should diversify their exposures by investing in funds that get a portion of their earnings from overseas, according to Principal ...

Yields above 10% up for grabs in unlisted property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... infrastructure space, each generating a yield of around 8%-9%. It also has investments in the traditional unlisted commercial property space. Its latest offering, a six level commercial office building in central Wollongong, pays out a 10.5% yield and ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... isn't spectacular," he explained. Russell also advocates the use of real assets such as infrastructure and commercial property, as well as alternatives such as absolute return and hedge fund strategies to mitigate the effect of volatility further. "The ...

Henderson to grow local presence through "buy and build" approach

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... objective, and the other with an absolute target of cash plus 3%. The group also intends to market its global commercial property capability, which has been boosted by a significant mandate award from AustralianSuper. Henderson plans to launch the new ...

AMP targets SMSFs for infrastructure and property funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... director of retail and corporate business Craig Keary said trustees and advisers tend to view infrastructure and commercial property as hard to access. But this, he says, is a misconception. "These investments are open to small investors," he said, adding ...

Elana Rubin nabs property board appointment

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... involvement, Rubin said. Qualitas through its wholly owned subsidiary Arch Finance is one of the largest non-bank commercial property senior debt lenders in Australia and in addition Qualitas has an active dedicated mezzanine debt origination and management ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Benari explained. "The more lifetime annuities we sell, the more we're able to finance long-term assets like commercial property and infrastructure. Annuity providers are uniquely positioned to contribute to economic growth in this more direct way" said ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... Securities fund has grown to $300 million in funds under management in two years. "We are seeing moves in commercial property both here and abroad, as well as in debt and equity," Forster said. The report also found that over two-thirds of respondents ...