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SMSFs overlooking off-the-plan property risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... property research firm RiskWise, off-the-plan properties have driven lower property values and high vacancy rates with Brisbane being a prime example. The unit oversupply in inner city Brisbane is characterised by lower valuation and more settlement ...

Soaring funeral costs require adviser airtime

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... from Finder, which shows Sydney as the most expensive city for a funeral service at $8357, followed by Perth ($7584), Brisbane ($7505) and Canberra ($7303). The national average is about $7449. Hacker said it does depend on the location in Sydney and ...

ASIC takes financial planner to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... used the SMSF loans' money for their own and Swift's company Consultia Super's benefit. ASIC will go to the Brisbane Supreme Court on July 11, seeking orders to prevent Gordon and his wife from dealing with their assets, restraining him from ...

Prime Financial boosts wealth focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... management," he said. At last count, Prime acquired its 35th practice in June last year, securing a 100% shareholding in Brisbane-based accounting and business advisory firm Altezza Partners. Five years ago, Prime embarked on acquiring non-controlling ...

PC puts spotlight on lifecycle super products

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
The Productivity Commission said on its third and final day of hearings in Brisbane it will scrutinise the competitiveness and efficiency of lifecycle and retirement income products in its review of the superannuation system. Productivity Commission ...

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... years. Horan told Financial Standard that River's Australian team will expand in the coming months. He will be based in Brisbane and Sydney. The River and Mercantile Global High Alpha Fund is a global equities product with a value tilt. It uses the manager's ...

QIC continues US expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... counsel, joining Wilkinson on the executive committee. Also reporting directly to Frawley, Thomsen will be based in QIC's Brisbane office, and will assist the firm in its expansion into the US. Efforts to expand the firm's US footprint recently saw Brian ...

US giant acquires Aussie super consulting business

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Financial Balance principals Graham Campbell and Tapel Cafer and their associates would continue to operate from their Brisbane location, reporting to Lemenager. Founded in 1989, Complete Financial Balance offers wealth management and employee benefits ...

Blue Sky denies private equity selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... Foundation Early Learning (for which a sale of the asset has been announced), and a retirement living project in Corinda, Brisbane. The asset manager said the revaluations included 12 of 28 assets in which Blue Sky had accrued performance fees at 31 ...

BetaShares launches fixed-rate corporate bond ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... Lloyds Banking Group; Vodafone Group; Telstra; Caltex Australia; Fonterra Cooperative; Emirates NBD; and Auckland and Brisbane airports. BetaShares will charge 0.25% p.a. in management costs, which makes CRED the lowest-cost Australian fixed-rate corporate ...