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More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... individual equities. Those thinking about starting an SMSF did not consider TTR as highly, replacing it with the idea of purchasing property. Thorp said people not wishing to start an SMSF "are happy with their current fund, regard themselves as having ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... overview of the global manufacturing and services sectors. It is based on non-opinion based monthly surveys of over 16,000 purchasing executives from 32 of the world's top economies, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, France and China which together ...

DomaCom starts bookbuild for LGBTI retirement village

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... the DomaCom model to a number of vastly different projects from this one at Ballan to crowdfunding Kidman Station, purchasing student accommodation, car parks, established residential properties and specialist residential and commercial properties."

Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... This is the message from the latest disappointing readings from China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs). The manufacturing PMI fell deeper into contraction (below 50) from 49.4 in January to 49.0 in February. ...

Quay Global Investors releases retail real estate fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... positioned to deliver attractive after-inflation returns, and our fund seeks to deliver a real increase in investors' purchasing power over time. Rather than get distracted by short-term real estate price changes due to 'noise', we focus on total returns ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Impact investments are seen as the next wave to flow from the global trend of purchasing alternative assets to help build responsible investment portfolios. In its 2016 Responsible Investment Outlook, AXA Investment Managers said impact investing will ...

AZ NGA acquires seventh practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
AZ Next Generation Advisory has made its seventh acquisition, purchasing a Toowoomba-based practice. Part of the RI Advice Group, RI Toowoomba was established in 1992 and has $260 million in funds under advice. As with AZ NGA's previous acquisition ...

Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... found that 90% of respondents found life insurance too complex to navigate on their own, and consequently 65% were purchasing policies through financial advisers. The report also showed that generation Y consumers are a high growth area for insurance ...

Pessimistic investment horizon for super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... session there are several views of the future investment landscape and any of them could be correct. Flanders said purchasing more computing power could mean the world is on the edge of a productivity boom - the likes of which we have never seen - or ...

AB calls for three-stage CIPR

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... Hutchins said. AB research has continually been in favour of the delayed annuity purchase as there are flaws in retirees purchasing an annuity as soon as they turn age 65. Hutchins said purchasing an annuity too early does not provide insurance value ...