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Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... characteristics of a portfolio. "Alternative assets have the potential to enhance returns, and with the share market and property valuation looking stretched, the diversification alternative assets provides is key to reducing a portfolio's volatility ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... boost it, following two interest rate cuts since November. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket firmed, paced by DNZ Property Fund which reported an increase in annual earnings. The NZX 50 Index rose 13.48 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 5,769.27.

Forget Australia, head stateside for property yield

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... space could be in the United States, as all eyes turn to the timing of interest rate rises. Australia's love affair with property is "certainly greater than Australia's love affair with shares," HLB Mann Judd partner Jonathan Philpot said. He explained ...

ACCC approves Federations Centres and Novion merger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose Federation Centres' proposed acquisition of Novion Property Group, paving the way for the new combined group to become a major player in Australia's highly concentrated institutional ...

AMP winds up property fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
AMP Capital has completed its wind up of the AMP Capital Property Income Fund with the sale of the Yass Highway Service Centre for around $23 million. At its peak the fund, which had a 10-year fixed term, owned 42 properties throughout Australia. In ...

ASIC and RBA issue property bubble warning

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... the Sydney and Melbourne housing markets look a lot like bubbles. "I am quite worried about the Sydney and Melbourne property markets. In housing, the long-term average income to average price ratio is four to five times but at the moment it is at historic ...

AMP Capital in the hunt for new CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... for AMP Capital, which manages over $160 billion across a range of asset classes, including equities, fixed interest, property and infrastructure. "Stephen has led AMP Capital through a period of considerable change in the sector both globally and domestically ...

New SIV rules target smaller companies boost

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... in a combination of eligible assets including other ASX listed companies, eligible corporate bonds, annuities and real property - subject to a 10% limit on residential real estate. A new Premium Investor Visa (PIV) will also be launched from July, requiring ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... unlicensed advice to SMSF investors. The regulator has provided submissions to the Federal Court, specifically mentioning property developer Craig Gore and associated Gold Coast businesses ActiveSuper and Royale Capital. Gore and his wife, Marina, along ...

Property groups looking through the schooner glass

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Australian property groups who recently made hospitality acquisitions may feel their choices are vindicated by a new report suggesting alcohol consumption has "rebounded" in the country. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ...