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Advisers help construction workers build their wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... needs specific to their line of work. The advice firm has put together a financial plan that targets those who work in Western Australia and Queensland on a 'fly in, fly out' basis. "When they're not working, their time is really tight," Dale explained ...

One third of first home buyers are investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... In NSW the proportion is 8%, in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia the proportions range from 10% to 12%, and in Western Australia the proportion is almost twice as high at 20%. Property market commentators have speculated that the high proportion ...

Investec property fund acquires $8.1m warehouse

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
... logistics family. The remaining income (7%) is underpinned by a lease of a prominent advertising sign that fronts the Western Freeway to iOM. "This acquisition concluded a very successful year for the fund and is consistent with the fund's strategy of ...

Philanthropic fund establishments return to pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2015
... following years. New South Wales recorded more new PAFs than ever and is now home to 42% of the total, followed by Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland and finally South Australia. Distributions from PAFs have grown to record levels reaching $251 ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... 20 Aug 2014). "Banking giant Westpac is preparing to shed more than 200 jobs by closing call centres in Queensland and Western Australia." (abc.net.au, 1 Oct 2014). "Westpac to send 83 jobs to India in cost-cutting program" (The Australian, 18 Oct 2013) ...

FPA appoints WA chapter chair

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed a new chair of its Western Australian chapter. Certified financial planner David Sharpe, of Globe Financial Planning, takes over from Randall Stout. He will support the FPA in ensuring ...

Investec property fund adds more real estate

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) has acquired two new industrial properties in Newcastle and the western Sydney suburb of Wetherill Park, for a joint purchase price of $26.9 million. The two newly acquired properties are underpinned by long-term ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... portfolio of renewable energy assets, including wind farms and solar energy facilities in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, NSW and the ACT. Fourteen of these Australian facilities are operational and three are under construction. ...

FPA Future2 award goes to Kathy Havers

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... commitment to improving the lives of disadvantaged young Australians," FPA chief executive Mark Rantall sid. Runners up include Western Australia State Winner Joseph Hoe from Wealthwise and New South Wales State Winner William Johns from Health and Finance ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... worse off at $32.33. But National Australia Bank gained 22 cents to $32.33 after reporting that its US subsidiary Great Western Bancorp had lifted its full-year net profit nine per cent thanks to cost-cutting and fewer bad debts.