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McGrath Estate Agents partners with Aura FM for SIV funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
Aura Funds Management (AFM) has launched two funds that comply with the Commonwealth Government's Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program. The two funds - known as the Australian Core Property Fund and the Australian Strategic Equities Fund - provide ...

ASIC concerned over "pockets" of poor SMSF advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... inappropriate advice or, at worst, involves outright fraud." He explained that ASIC doesn't regulate direct property investment except when the investment is made through an SMSF. However, some operators mistakenly think they do not require an Australian ...

Xpress Super adds direct property to SMSF platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... these investments. Xpress Super chief executive Olivia Long said there would be no stipulations on the type of property investment. "Direct property investment is an option that's very popular with the self-directed investors as they understand the nature ...

Senior CBA exec puts blame on the bank for Storm disaster

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... According to Bailey, the Cassimatises weren't interested on the CALIA process and were "violently opposed to any property investment so to the customers who came to them and said 'I've got this, this and this,' they'd say, 'sell those investment properties ...

Investors move to real assets after GFC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Australian investors are moving away from sovereign debt and showing a preference for infrastructure and direct property, the annual Principal Global Investors (PGI) CREATE Report found. The ageing population and a global move by governments and corporates ...

Platforms hold sway over fund access

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... difficulty in being included, mean unlisted property funds remain only on the fringes of mainstream investment, a Property Investment Research (PIR) panel discussion has concluded. Panel members including Charter Hall Direct Property's Richard Stacker ...

ACR files claim against The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... recently issued a bid offer for The Trust Company, issued a statement saying that it is monitoring the situation. Property investment vehicle Australian Capital Reserve (ACR) entered into voluntary administration and put into risk more than $300 million ...

AUI investors approve property fund merger

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Investors in Australian Unity Investments' (AUI) Second Industrial Trust (SIT) have voted in favour of a merge with AUI's Office Property Fund (OPF) at a meeting of investors in Melbourne. The proposal, which had the support of 89.8% of voters, will ...

Property investments see surge in confidence

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... Survey. API asked 31 large finance, analysis, valuation and funds management organisations for their outlook on property investment. It found that 90% believe there will be moderate to strong growth in Australian listed trusts over the next 12 months ...

PIPA suspends Money Choice director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has suspended Money Choice director Matthew George after it was found he had failed to comply with credit laws. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) last week banned George ...