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Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Stricter licensing rules would better protect investors from property spruikers and unscrupulous promoters of geared investment strategies within SMSFs, according to Hamilton Wealth Management's Ian Gillies. The Reserve Bank, Australian Taxation Office ...

DomaCom launches property fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
DomaCom has launched a fractional property investment product, available through the company's platform, called the DomaCom Fund. The fund has exposure to residential, commercial and industrial property and targets self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors ...

Challenger Diversified Property Group reports earnings growth

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
Challenger Diversified Property Group has reported normalised earnings of $23.9 million for the six months to 31 December 2013, up from $22.9 million for the same period the previous year. Net profit after tax (statutory) fell to $15.2 million for the ...

Centuria appoints facilities manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
Centuria Property Funds has appointed Grant McFarlane as its new senior facilities manager. McFarlane will be responsible for overseeing facilities and operational matters at 8 Central Avenue at Australian Technology Park, in which Centuria recently ...

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... energetic horse sign. The later part of the year is "yin fire", increasing the potential for heated clashes even more." "Property companies won't do as well and as the horse is a galloper, the potential is for the prices to gallop downwards over the ...

Super subsidies cost $32bn: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... exemptions that apply to a person's main residence. Adding the estimated $15 billion cost of negative gearing on residential property, housing tax concessions costings would leapfrog superannuation into first place with a total bill to taxpayers of $45 ...

Accountant guilty of operating 21 unregistered schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... financial services (AFS) licence. Between 1998 and 2010 more than 1000 investors placed more than $100 million in investment property schemes in Australia and New Zealand. Letten managed and promoted the projects through a number of companies including ...

MSI launches three new SIV funds

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... that MSI has launched. These funds will allow diverse access to Australian-based asset classes including cash, listed property and equities to investors. This launch follows changes to regulations that expand the array of 'complying investments' that ...

CFSGAM wins VicSuper infra mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... after focusing exclusively on the unlisted variety. It falls under the fund's new 'real assets' class, including direct property, infrastructure, timberland and agricultural investments. VicSuper chief investment officer Oscar Fabian said that, while ...

K2 Advisors exec resurfaces at QIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... responsible for developing and maintaining client and consultant relationships for the $75 billion FUM infrastructure and property specialist. Balenzuela was previously a managing director at K2 Advisors where he was responsible for client and consultant ...