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Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Pubs in the United Kingdom are proving an attractive source of income in an otherwise low yield environment, according to the world's largest asset manager BlackRock. "In the UK, the only area we have positive exposure to is pub bonds," BlackRock deputy ...

Wealthsure to cancel AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Wealthsure Group will request for its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence to be cancelled, following the acquisition by Sentry Group. Wealthsure (WPL) has already transferred some of its authorised representatives to Wealthsure Financial Services ...

ASIC bans incompetent adviser

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
ASIC has banned a Sydney-based adviser for three years for failing to keep records. The regulator said Lionsgate Financial Group adviser Atish Prasa, from Westmead, was not adequately trained or competent to provide a financial service. He also broke ...

Centuria acquires ATP building

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Centuria Property Funds have acquired a 50% stake in 8 Central Avenue, Australian Technology Park (ATP). The $110 million purchase gives Centuria full ownership of the building, after it acquired an initial 50% in December 2013. "The property's strong ...

When?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
That was a bit of an anti-climax, wasn't it? The outcome of the anxiously-awaited US Federal Reserve's two-day FOMC meeting, that is. And it took them all of two-days to come up with well... basically what you, I and Irene already knew and expected....while ...

A$ at 80c

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... drop to a four-month low in April consumer confidence - make this highly unlikely. Maybe September? October? November? December? One thing financial markets are sure of - lift-off would come sometime this year with a gentle nudge up and then back to ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the clock is ticking for the industry to implement the recommendations in the Trowbridge report. Alex Burke investigates what that might mean for risk advice. "It is up to the industry now to restore public confidence ...

Retirement income sector keeps pace with population changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... SMSFs (48%), followed by retail allocated pensions (38%), industry funds (12%) and annuities (2%). Investment Trends' December 2014 Retirement Planner Report shows that advisers are responding to this growing sector. A third (32%) of participants in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained on Friday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both reaching new record highs.A At 0808 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,962. No major ...

Steady with a chance of a surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
In three days time, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will again meet to talk about monetary policy. Chances are there's little chance of a change in policy settings. The BOJ board would decide to keep settings as they did at the 7-8 April gabfest -- key interest ...