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Banks enjoy mortgage windfall, sort of

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... expanding its suite of product choices with the addition of a protected equity option, monthly income drawdowns, investment property mortgages and accommodation bond finance. Lynch said conditions were tough and some of the boutique lenders might struggle ...

Takeovers Panel adds five

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee as well as Paula Dwyer, director at Babcock and Brown Japan Property Management, Suncorp Metway and two other firms were also appointed to the group. Meanwhile,14 existing members of the ...

Aberdeen climbs ranks after Goodman buy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management became one of the world's largest property fund managers after it purchased Goodman Property Investors for $187 million. Goodman Property Investors has more than $14 billion in assets under management and provides direct and ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Strong total returns, highest level of income and low volatility - direct property fits the bill and has beaten all other major asset classes in fattening investors' bottom lines in the last 20 years, new research shows. According to the Australian ...

Trust and Russell redefine philanthropic investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... investment strategy provides a balance between growth and income assets by investing in Australian and international shares, property, alternative investment strategies, fixed interest and cash. Alternative investment strategies include portable alpha ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... rose, tracking strong Asian and US shares, as lower oil prices boosted energy firms such as Sinopec and financial and property plays gained on renewed US optimism. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 1.89 per cent or 485.67 points at a 3-1/2-month ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... Investors Index, after months of volatility, April was positive for most investment asset classes with hedged global property leading the way. The index revealed growth returns of positive 3.3 per cent for April, 2.6 per cent for balanced and 1.1 per ...

Same sex super overdue: AIST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... of superannuation in a relationship break-up. Unlike married couples, same-sex couples have to rely on general State Property Law in the event of a relationship breakdown," Reynolds said. The same laws also prohibit same-sex partners to benefit from ...

Money for Living practice is not RM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... the life tenancies attached to the mortgage properties. In addition, Money for Living used a strategy that purchased property at a discounted rate from the elderly and allowed them to remain in the property until death. SEQUAL said the business model ...

Attack tax with tact

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... from 40 to 37 per cent. The GST, despite it being the last decade's major reform focus, only raises 13 per cent while property taxes are only about 5 per cent as is tax from financial and capital market transactions. The outcome of the review will therefore ...