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Planning firm invests in property to widen appeal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Financial planning firm Wealth Management Partners plans to tap into the growth in SMSF property investment by agreeing a deal with new property advisory service REaffirm. WA based Wealth Management Partners's investment will enable it to integrate ...

Planners commission ban skips property

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Financial planners won't lose out on all commissions after Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten confirmed the ban on commissions will not cover property investments, pushing opportunities for planners in the self-managed super fund (SMSF) space. Property ...

Planners eye SMSF property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
Industry associations are supportive of the trend for real estate firms and financial planners teaming up to target self managed super funds but are wary of the pitfalls. Self managed super fund trustees are increasingly adding property investments ...

Property managers stifled by lenders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... financing from major lenders, with no notable improvement in the last year, according to the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA). An ADPIA survey of fund managers revealed that more than 60 per cent of its members believe that securing ...

Vow appoints wealth head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Mortgage broker Vow Financial has made two appointments to coincide with the launch of its new wealth management business. Justin Dale will lead Vow Wealth Management, a joint venture with financial planning firm The Selector Group, while Leighton King ...

Property the key to longevity risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... defensive assets but had to grow wealth as ageing baby boomers needed to address longevity risk - leaving direct property investment as a natural portfolio fit. Charter Hall's new Direct Retail Fund, launched in February, has already invested $180 million ...

Insurance advice needs to pick up the pace

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) is urging property fund managers to check that their insurance coverage is keeping pace with their changing business models. "While under-insurance is by no means confined to the property ...

Property primed for inflow pick up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
Fund managers are urging investors not to miss out on property stocks while at the bottom of the cycle because inflows into the sector remain down. Martin Hession, head of property, Australian Unity, said that retail investment in unlisted funds was ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Local Government Super (LGS) and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) join a global energy efficiency of property portfolio benchmarking foundation. The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assesses the environmental performance ...

Property funds urged to keep lid on gearing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Property investment portfolios should be geared at no higher than 30 per cent, according to real estate investment experts. Speaking at an IMCA seminar, both Leigh Gavin, senior consultant and head of property research at Frontier and Stephen Hiscock ...