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Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... by 2.4% to $1.5 trillion, with half (50.2%) invested in equities, followed by fixed income (20.6%) and cash (12.1%). Property and infrastructure (13.3%) and other assets in the form of hedge funds and commodities (3.8%) made up the remaining investme ...

Revenue boost for life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... APRA performance statistics. Life insurers' total revenue of $37.9 billion was driven mainly by investments in equities, property and debt securities of $19 billion; followed by revenue generated from policies of $15.5 billion. After-tax profit slumped ...

GROW Super opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN, STEPHEN FAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... options. These tactical options are Industrial Tech, Future Internet, Global Sustainability, Green Energy and Global Property. The app, which can be connected to a member's bank account, includes a 'spare change utilisation' feature provided via the ...

Property investment manager broadens regional presence

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... Australia and to lead our efforts to broaden the communities' understanding of Heitman's robust offerings in unlisted property, listed property, and private real estate debt investment strategies globally," Gruver said. Heitman serves a global client ...

Super funds adopting insurers' investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... This is shifting away from the traditional four silos of private, public, debt and equity to capitalise on the global property universe worth US$13.6 trillion in the long-term, AXA Real Estate investment strategist Justin Curlow said. An environment ...

Senior ATO official tangled in $165m fraud scandal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... members yesterday, a further four people were charged with conspiracy to defraud, two others were charged with dealing with property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime, and a further two face charges of blackmail. The AFP alleges the syndicate ...

Two Victorian advisers cop bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... Heycock and employee Stuart Arnold-Levy provided unlicensed and poor advice, particularly in relation to residential property development. Heycock and Arnold-Levy, both from Vitoria, have been banned from providing financial services for six years and ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
There's not much indication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on property financing. While the number of total dwelling finance commitments continued to decline - down 0.5% in March after a 0.8% fall in February - their value ...

TH Real Estate expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... recently worked as a real estate analyst at St George Bank where she managed a portfolio of mid-market and institutional property clients. Prior to that, Peng worked at ANZ as a credit analyst in the corporate and commercial banking division. Executive ...

Partnership empowers accountants to give advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... under the partnership, clients will access advice efficiently and cost effectively in terms of setting up an SMSF, buying property or establishing pensions. Golombick added Plenty Plus however, does not provide SMSF clients third-party product advice. ...