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Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... about. Even more so given current concerns over the slowing domestic economy and commodity prices and, if I may add... the property market shackles that prevent the RBA from cutting interest rates. Yes, only yesterday we got a pleasant surprise from ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Advisers can help keep the Australian dream of owning a property alive in the midst of the affordability crisis with the option of fractional ownership in residential housing. Actively seeking relationships with financial advisers, BRICKX chief executive ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... weakening consumer confidence and retail spending; renewed falls in commodity prices - and continued buoyancy in the property market. The just-released RBA Financial Aggregates report for April show that this state of affairs continues. Total private ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... looking beyond the monthly approvals figures especially as the year-on-year numbers show continued contraction in the property sector. Despite a slight improvement in the year to April - down 17.2% from -20% in March - total dwelling units approved remained ...

Fund manager sells all shares ahead of crash

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... veteran fund manager is liquidating all unit trust assets and handing back mandates due to a "clear and present danger" in property and equity markets. Altair Asset Management chair and chief investment officer Philip Parker explained he had sold all ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... betting on disruptive technology being developed at Australian and global universities after partnering with intellectual property commercialisation company IP Group. Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund has placed $35 million with IP Group ...

Global real estate investors too nonchalant: Man GPM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Investors will benefit from focusing on defensive strategies within property portfolios as the overall real estate market may be gearing up for a correction. Man Global Private Markets' co-head of real assets Mikko Syrjanen believes there are too many ...

Qualitas launches fund, adds two directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... senior and mezzanine debt, and preferred equity. He spent more than 16 years at National Australia Bank as a corporate property director. Norwood joins as a real estate director and spent close to a decade at ANZ where he held executive relationship ...

Bringing funds management to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... benefits of diversification. The report makes the argument that unlike buying into Australia's notoriously expensive property market, managed funds give younger investors access to a diverse portfolio of assets that don't require a hefty upfront deposit. ...

Concerned HNWs rolling back property exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
Client feedback at boutique property fund manager Forza Capital suggests high-net-worth investors believe commercial property assets are fully priced. These investors are, as a result, selling off the assets and retaining the proceeds as cash rather ...