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Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... one key industry body arguing it would lead to riskier investments. Proposed changes specifically relating to direct property ownership within super and pre-tax additional income contributions however has caused division, specifically around SMSFs which ...

Shareholders force RE change

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
Shareholders with around 10% of issued capital in the direct property investor, 360 Capital Industrial Fund, are attempting to replace the responsible entity. The group of investors is seeking to have 360 Capital RE limited replaced with Denison Funds ...

Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... less confident than other generations on long-term investment decisions. Gen-X holds 30% of their SMSF capital in direct property with the illiquid nature of portfolios thereby making members less likely to have changed asset allocations in the past ...

NAB launches margin loan product for SMSFs

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... within super. Hanley said the new product meets the need within the SMSF sector to leverage into assets other than direct property. NAB Super Lever is offered by NAB Equity Lending.

Henderson appoints executive director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Nick Evans as executive director of its Australian funds management business. Prior to commencing his new role, Evans spent seven years as a director of indirect property at Henderson. In this role, he was responsible ...

GREITS for the best property on the planet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... are very few local Australian funds able to do this. Local funds able to allocate a billion dollars or more to direct property may be able to assemble a reasonably diverse Australian portfolio within a particular sector but for their international component ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... May 2012, noting this is a big step backwards from last month when rolling annual losses were 5%. In contrast, direct property earned 9%, international fixed interest earned 11% and domestic fixed interest earned a staggering 13%. The top five Workplace ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Charter Hall Direct Property has launched a new single property syndicate for high net worth investors and self managed super funds, in response to growing demand for investment opportunities in Perth's CBD. "We are currently in one of the best buying ...

Centro MCS proposes DPF wind-up

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
Centro MCS has informed unitholders of the proposed wind up and termination of its Centro Direct Property Fund. The move follows the redemption of more than 93% of units in the Direct Property Fund (DPF) after the Centro group restructured in December ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Retail investors are seeking securely-leased long term assets, according to Charter Hall Direct Property which said that this is an asset class also favoured by cash rich overseas investors. "Self-managed super funds are looking for sustainability of ...