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AustralianSuper inks $1.1bn US property deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
AustralianSuper undertaken its biggest single direct property transaction and has invested almost $1.1 billion in a property in the United States. The super fund has acquired a 25% stake in Honolulu's Ala Moana Center from US S&P 500 company General ...

Super only 35% of retirement nest egg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Australians don't believe that superannuation will provide adequately for their retirement and expect that it will contribute a little more than one third of their retirement nest egg, ING Direct research revealed. Superannuation is expected to represent ...

DomaCom appoints state manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Victoria and Tasmania. The fund manager said the appointment reflects the growing interest in its new Fractional Property Investment Fund in the southern regions. Benson has more than 30 years' experience in financial services spanning superannuation ...

One third of first home buyers are investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... government will have to tread warily should it wish to review and restrict negatively geared tax concessions for property investment. This follows the release of a report by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) last year that noted 74% of tax payers ...

Super sets sights on $2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... hedging is slightly higher in MySuper investments, noted APRA's statistics. Almost two-thirds of super fund property investment is directly held. While just $47 billion is in infrastructure, it has increased 30% in the past year. One quarter of infrastructure ...

AMP Capital property CIO departs, replacement announced

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... is currently chief operating officer, property, at AMP Capital. Bird has been responsible for AMP Capital's property investment and management business since 2004. AMP Capital chief executive Stephen Dunne thanked Bird for his contribution, saying: "Under ...

ASIC takes SMSF property spruikers to court

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has sought court orders against an unlicensed property investment promoter based in New South Wales. Park Trent Properties Group is carrying on an unlicensed financial services business and ...

DomaCom unveils IPO plans for 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... for the first half of 2015. "DomaCom is now in a strong financial position to commercialise the fractional property investment model, bring on new complementary products such as the equity release and to build a substantial team to take these to market," ...

Trilogy Funds makes $9m property investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... in the door" to returns of 8% pa paid monthly; as opposed to other asset classes such as direct residential property investment, which generally return around 3-4% pa. Arnold said Trilogy Funds is seeing a lot of interest in syndicates from investors ...

FIIG to manage $50m bond issue for 360 Capital

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... the latest company to bring a corporate bond offering to the market with the help of FIIG Securities. The property investment and funds management group is looking to raise $50 million through a senior unsecured note offering though it has the right ...