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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... Latest data show weakness in industrial production, energy output, retail sales, money supply, fixed asset investment, property prices, foreign direct investment and money supply growth. That's more than "one", is it not? This was enough to keep the ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... the equivalent of their age pension secured against their home equity. The loans are repaid either on the sale of the property or on the death of the loan recipient. The TAI said this makes the PLS equivalent to an equity release scheme. "We propose ...

SMSF borrowers should be forced to seek advice: AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... said examples included uninformed consumers "taking on the role of trustee of an SMSF for the purpose of gearing into property without sufficient understanding of their obligations and the risks associated." The solution proposed by the AFA is that "SMSFs ...

Magellan sees "real tensions" in launching ASX-listed fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... concerns about the process. "There are some real tensions between those who manage money, and have some intellectual property that they are trying to protect, and putting that on an exchange which has its own disclosure regime and requirements," Cairns ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... Chinese fixed asset investment and industrial production cool further (ShareCast) China economic outlook threatened by property decline (The Australian) China foreign direct investment at four-year low (WSJ MarketWatch) China's starting to look like ...

Hockey names infrastructure top priority for G20

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... and the monitoring of the shadow banking sector as key areas for discussion. Finally, he downplayed fears Australian property market is in bubble territory, saying the answer to inflated property prices was more housing.

SMSF collapses imminent in hunt for yield

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... years that we might see a headline about an SMSF investor getting into trouble through a highly concentrated exposure to property or equity holdings, or financial products, whose risks they haven't properly understood. That's because it could be very ...

AMP adds listed infra to SMSF Suite

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund to its SMSF Suite, joining the Corporate Bond Fund and the Wholesale Australian Property Fund. The addition will give self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) access to listed infrastructure assets, the vast majority ...

Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... Australian and international shares, the popularity of these investments continued to outstrip other asset classes, such as property, term deposits and exchange traded funds. Interest in most global asset classes have declined or remained steady, but ...

PROFILE: Folkestone MD Greg Paramor

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... of business success. In his latest role as managing director of Folkestone, history is repeating itself. The veteran property investor has founded a string of successful companies over the course of his 35-year career and even headed up the giant Mirvac ...