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Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... Australian banks "the risks to the earnings are to the downside, when bad debts are at all-time lows, and certain metropolitan property markets seem to be entering bubble territory." He said that credit growth, a major driver of revenue for any bank ...

New initiative to improve women's economic health

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... differences between debt and credit, the importance of life insurance, maximising superannuation and investing in shares and property. FPA chief executive, Mark Rantall, said understanding financial concepts and the principles of investing is an important ...

FEATURE: Australia's other love affair

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
Property investment is tangible, attractive and easy to understand for the average investor. There has arguably never been so much discussion around property with some experts saying Australia is going through a housing bubble fuelled by low interest ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... charge. He said the market had been boosted by an interest rate cut in China, which is expected to support the country's property market and help increase demand for iron ore and other commodities. "That's seen as very supportive for commodity prices ...

CBA shares down on flat profit

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... division was also not as strong as its peers, with the Commonwealth saying it had less of a focus on the fast-growing property investor market. However household deposits rose by more than 10 per cent during the quarter, while CBA's wealth management ...

Spring FG acquires Brisbane apartment management rights

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... area before expanding into Sydney and Melbourne "over time". "With our clients already holding residential investment property assets estimated in excess of $500 million, the physical management of real estate assets is a natural extension of our investment ...

AustralianSuper buys $370m stake in Boston building

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... AustralianSuper has acquired a 49% stake in a building in Boston following a joint venture partnership with US-based Brookfield Property Partners. The property is valued at US$605 million (about $760 million), of which US$296.45 million (around $370 ...

Falling cash rate puts gold in 'sweet spot'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... gold rising by over 8% per annum since the turn of the century. Not only is that better than cash, it's also better than property and even the Australian share market over that time period".

Gearing for SMSFs won't be significant: Colley

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
A potential property gearing announcement in the federal budget for self-managed super funds is unlikely to impact funds as much as people expect, according to the SMSF Association's Graeme Colley. The association technical director told a recent event ...

Aurora appoints portfolio manager from Philo

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Capital head of listed securities, Hugh Dive managed over $1 billion in three strategies: Core Australian Equities, Listed Property and Interest Rate Securities. At Aurora, Dive will focus on the Aurora Dividend Income Trust and the Aurora Property Buy-Write ...