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Unclaimed money hits $1.1bn: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... followed by Victoria ($197m) and Queensland ($112m). The unclaimed money pool is typically the result of people who move houses without informing the bank or institution; were executors of a deceased estate; stopped making payments on a life insurance ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... properties though - credit for investment housing increased by 6.7% in the year to February and 6.2% for owner-occupied houses. Latest data on building approvals suggests Australians' love affair with property to continue. Total dwelling approvals jumped ...

IOOF introduces digital adviser education hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... different resource pools to help them in developing the best possible strategy for their clients. 'The Knowledge Centre' houses introductory materials on investing, 'Build a plan' features a profiling tool to help clients determine their investment and ...

Perpetual multi-asset fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... Zenith have upgraded ratings of the Perpetual Diversified Real Return Fund. The fund is now 'Recommended' by both ratings houses following its strong performance. Before tax and fees the fund achieved returns of 9% per annum as at 31 December 2016 - ...

Australia housing boom busting?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data reveal that this was largely due to an 18.5% surge in private sector dwellings excluding houses - units - which are notoriously volatile that followed a 24.0% slump in October (see what I mean). The more stable ABS trend ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... the previous month. Two of the four sectors improved last month but all four sectors remained in contraction territory: houses (down 0.1 to 47.2); apartments (up 4.8 to 44.7); commercial (up 7.2 to 48.7) and engineering (down 2.9 to 41.4). New orders ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... dropped by 8.5% to 7,094 units in the month of October - the lowest level since July 2014 (7,054 units). Sales of detached houses declined by 8.2% in October while those for multi-unit dwellings dropped by 9.2%. Total new home sales fell by 4.9% in the ...

Principal fund receives strong ratings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... credit-based income investing across a broad range of sectors, primarily concentrated in the US. Forster said both research houses identified a number of strengths of the fund, with Lonsec citing the deep experience of the portfolio management team ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... approvals decreased by 6.4% in September after surging by 10.3% in August. Approvals for "private sector dwellings excluding houses" slumped by 16.3% month-on-month in September. This followed a 4.0% decline in August and a 23.6% surge in July. They ...

VanEck ETFs receive Zenith rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... year, returning more than 19% compared to the S&P/ASX 200's 9.3% and has received positive ratings from all major research houses. In regards to the MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF, Zenith said the fund is suitable for investors with low conviction ...