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The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... now stipulates that estates can "claw back" assets in cases where, in the three years preceding the client's death, a property transaction is made in instances where it can be demonstrated that said client could have acted to ensure "full valuable consideration" ...

Westpac and Charter Hall in talks over infrastructure manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... discussions to sell its $14 billion infrastructure manager. Westpac told the ASX it has entered exclusive discussions with property group Charter Hall for the sale of Hastings Funds Management. Hastings, a global infrastructure and real assets manager ...

FOFA breach sees former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) and use limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LBRAs) to fund the purchase of real property. This advice was deemed by ASIC to be in breach of the FOFA reforms. Atkins was a representative of Westpac subsidiary ...

New super product for investment savvy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... retail or industry fund. These are held in a client segregated account with Diversa as the trustee. While assets such as property and the more 'exotic' assets available through SMSFs are excluded, clients can invest in the top 500 ASX-listed securities ...

Macquarie leads alternatives pack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... Australian commercial real estate has been a reasonably strong performer on the back of declining bond yields and robust property fundamentals, the report said, highlighting the government has been proactive in encouraging institutional investors to ...

Real Asset Management embraces SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... existing discretionary funds under management are defensive, income- focused solutions comprised of cash, fixed interest or property. He said this reflects both RAM's conservative client base and the firm's expertise. "The addition of SMA strategies ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... still like assets in the housing sector, like mortgage-backed securities. We don't see any signs of overheating in the US property market at the moment, plus income generation is still fairly strong due to decent employment growth," Fels said. He said ...

Transport bolsters listed infrastructure demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... Asset Management found over the last decade, global listed infrastructure returns (9%) outpaced global equities (6%), property securities (3%) and bonds (8%) on a per annum basis. Even during the global financial crisis, listed infrastructure remained ...

Advisers backing fractional property investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... Victoria and Queensland via HUB24. A crowdfunding campaign by GPS Wealth clients saw DomaCom complete its first fractional property acquisition on the HUB24 platform. It signifies yet another way advisers can work to meet the rising demand for access ...

Sunsuper acquires multi-million dollar shopping centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  SATURDAY, 8 JUL 2017
... "Through further development, an asset such as Marketown has the ability to maintain its relevance within Sunsuper's property portfolio as our funds under management continues to grow." As part of the acquisition, AMP Capital has taken over the management ...