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SMSFs shift focus to property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
SMSF trustees are slowly embracing property investments for fund investment strategies after the passing of limited recourse borrowing rules, although cash still holds allocation majority. According to information released in the latest Multiport SMSF ...

Affinity launches wholesale property fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... residential property market without the costs of acquisition, holding and disposal which impact the returns of property investment. This is achieved through the mechanism of a first mortgage under which the borrower/property owner shares the capital ...

New property fund built for average earners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Public offer superannuation fund, TIC Super, has launched a new residential property fund targeting middle Australia. The TIC Diversified Australian Residential Property Fund (DARP) aims to provide low risk exposure to property investments for people ...

Former Liberal leader named Equiti Capital chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... through the final stages of its U.S. Multifamily Property Fund. The group is securing its first US multifamily property investment. "Equiti Capital is a young business, but one that I believe shows significant potential. I think the US opportunities ...

nabInvest swoops for Aviva

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... opportunity to grow and expand the business." The deal does not include Aviva Investors Australia's direct property investment business. For Aviva Investors, the asset management business of global insurance group Aviva, the exit form Australian funds ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) hopes to secure seed capital for its retirement village fund within the next two to three months and is looking to super funds for $200 million in the long run. While insisting that AUI remains committed to the retail ...

Westpoint directors face charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Directors from collapsed property investment brand Westpoint will face charges and a possible jail sentence for their role in the company's downfall. Norm Carey and Graeme Rundle are facing two criminal charges each as a result of an investigation by ...

SMSF trustees pile $69.5m in US property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
Dixon Advisory has raised more than double its target from SMSF trustees in a fund IPO backed by US residential property, including assets in New York The Australian-listed fund sought a minimum of $30 million in the IPO, instead receiving $69.5 million ...

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 ...