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Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... With just $60 billion in KiwiSaver at the moment, Klipin said New Zealand would probably consider itself a nation of property investors, rather than a nation of savers in the way Australia - with its $2.9 trillion super system - does. "So there's ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... with member representatives including Consilium Advice authorised representative Michael O'Dea, Abacus Finance and Property chief executive Kellie Lam, and Finsure Finance and Insurance's Paul Martin.

What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... investing at securities-level is outsourced to investment managers. Its total investments in private equity, private debt, property, infrastructure, timberland and alternatives accounted for about 45% of the portfolio at June end. Returns for the main ...

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... changes to franking credits and negative gearing evaporate. She also predicts the Australian dollar will find relief, and property and housing related stocks will find support - however, this may be short lived as the housing market remains soft. Creagh ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... months from the current 50% to 25%. Gearing is when investors borrow money to invest and is most often associated with property investments. An investment is negatively geared when expenses (such as interest, depreciation, council rates etc.) exceed ...

Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... delivered 12.9%, according to data from Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI, the Property Funds Association and the Property Council of Australia. Unlisted property also outperformed listed property (9.7%), fixed income (4%) and cash (1.95%). Meanwhile ...

ASX invests in e-property settlements business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
The Australian Securities Exchange is backing a newly-formed electronic property settlements company as it eyes the $200 million industry. The exchange operator will invest $30 million in Sympli Australia for a 50% stake. The other half of Sympli will ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... retirement, Block said LifetimeOne gives a higher allocation to growth assets, whereby 90% would be invested in shares and property for example, so they can ride out market volatility. The balanced fund on the other hand, best suits middle-aged Australians ...

Life insurer profitably improving: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... Breaking this down to asset classes, 55% was invested in debt securities ($14.2bn); 14.7% in equities ($5.2bn); and 5.3% in property ($9.6bn). For risk products, individual lump sum risk contributed $1.1 billion to net profit after tax; group lump sum ...

Former Macquarie executive director joins listed property firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
A former executive director at Macquarie Asset Management will become the managing director of an ASX-listed property group in July. Steven Sewell joined Abacus Property Group in September last year as chief investment officer and head of strategy. ...