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Centuria consolidates funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Two of Centuria's listed property trusts will merge to create a $600 million fund aiming to be "the largest metropolitan office-focused REIT on the ASX." Centuria Metropolitan REIT (ASX: CMA) invests in office and industrial real estate at valued at ...

Funds management not up to scratch: ASIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... proactive surveillance program under which ASIC reviewed 28 responsible entities, managing over $49 billion in scheme property across 336 schemes using a risk-based profiling methodology. The surveillance analysed responses provided by responsible entities ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... of retail funds underpinned by strong returns in listed equity markets." Overall, strong performance in equities and property drove the SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index up 1.4% in April. This brings the annual return to April 2017 ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... the Politburo's 6.5% target this year, in the words of the RBA, "supported by increased spending on infrastructure and property construction..." However, the latest news out of Japan - Australia's second biggest export market where about 15% of the country's ...

Weaker returns for SMSFs: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... which made "a material difference to relative returns," Rainmaker said. The SMSF index had higher weightings in cash and property, and a lower allocation to equities compared to MySuper products (39% versus 53%). Returns for both strategies was more ...

Advisers must prepare for the next generation of clients

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... friendly financial products," Daniel said. "For example, BrickX, which gives clients access to fractional ownership of property, is particularly appealing to many who are locked out of the property market, and products like Acorns are being increasingly ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... interest in low emissions and renewable energy projects. Also this launched this week was a CEFC report pointing to the property sector as being more energy efficient and continually lowering emissions. Property accounts for about 25% of carbon emissions ...

Link Group acquires robo-advice business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... analysing financial services' industry data." Link Group also recently increased its stake in online conveyancing platform Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) to 19.7%, investing a further $64.7 million. Link managing director John McMurtrie said at the ...

DomaCom chasing Federal Court exemption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... Act. If successful, SMSF investors with the ASX-listed fractional investment fund manager would be able to invest in property sub-funds in which the tenant of the underlying property is in some way a related party of the SMSF. In seeking the determination ...

Fintech success insignificant so far: Fahy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... fintechs predicted to fail will provide the industry with enormous insight given their existing talent and intellectual property. "Yes, you want to work with the successful fintech companies, but there is also a lot of value in the ones that fall over ...