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Intergenerational business succession failing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... entering into private equity partnerships, said PwC Australia partner and private leader Sanjiv Jeraj. There is strong interest coming from foreign investors, especially from Asia that are eyeing Australia's health, services and food business sector ...

Former Financial Wisdom adviser banned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
A former authorised representative of Financial Wisdom has been permanently banned from providing financial services. Koresh Daniel Houghton was found to have engaged in misleading, deceptive and dishonest conduct and failed to act in his clients' best ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... very much. Everybody loves a tax cut but the extra boost to incomes would be eroded by higher inflation and ever higher interest rates.

AMP Capital takes stake in Sydney development

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... being overseen by a $300 billion US asset manager. AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) agreed to purchase a 25% interest in Brookfield Asset Management's Wynyard Place development. UniSuper has acquired a 24.9% interest. The development is mixed-use ...

LUCRF Super appoints new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... guide the fund's investment process, philosophy and actions to ensure that investment decisions were made in the best interest of members," he said. Frontier Advisors will commence work with LUCRF Super in October.

SPIVA again scores active versus passive debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap Index. In bonds, 66% and 64% of funds underperformed the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest 0+ Index on an absolute and risk-adjusted basis. A-REIT funds performed much better on average, with 88% of funds outperforming ...

Centuria listed funds CEO to step down

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Centuria's chief executive, listed funds will step down from his role in January 2018, transitioning to a support position. Nick Collishaw was appointed to his current role in May 2013. Before that, he was chief executive and managing director of Mirvac ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... But for now, let's go back to the 'Taylor Rule' - "a reduced form approximation of the responsiveness of the nominal interest rate, as set by the central bank, to changes in inflation, output, or other economic conditions." (Investopedia). Using the ...

Centuria buyout proposal leads to board stoush

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... saying the manager's directors refused to engage. Earlier this month, Centuria announced the acquisition of a strategic interest in Propertylink Group (PLG). Centuria said it was planning to "initiate discussions with PLG regarding potential strategic ...

NZ manager launches retirement product

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... in the guaranteed income fund will receive a fortnightly payment, regardless of what happens to investment markets or interest rates during their retirement. Savers will have to invest at least $50,000 into the fund, which will invest in a balanced portfolio ...