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Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... rights." Despite this, Environmental Justice Australia principal lawyer David Barnden said Rest has long-term investments in property and infrastructure and public companies exposed to climate risks. This Federal Court action will serve as an important ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... their businesses and deepen the positive impact they are having on society," O'Connor said. According to the report, property and infrastructure investments are the biggest type of investments after green bonds, which RIAA said was responsible for ...

Advisers struggling with SMSF diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... diversifying their SMSF client portfolios, in comparison to non-SMSF client portfolios. Maroney said that while direct property is popular with SMSFs, property investments often have greater value when compared to the client's overall portfolio ...

Government to increase SMSF member limit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... specialist adviser Liam Shorte said on Twitter having six members opens up strategy options that can keep commercial property via intergenerational transfers. The proposals won't force the sale of properties out of the SMSF in the event a parent's death ...

High profile adviser under fire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... blue-chip stocks and had received pre-approval for a quite substantial loan with which she wanted to buy an investment property. At the time she was about nine years away from her planned retirement. According to McKenna, Henderson repeatedly pushed ...

New regulations will choke unlisted property market: PFA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... funds will invariably reduce the number of products available to retail investors, according to the Property Funds Association. The PFA said the design and distribution obligations and new product intervention powers will restrict boutique and mid-market ...

Unlisted property top performer in 2017: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... equities in 2017. This is according to a joint report compiled by Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI and the Property Funds Association, which found Australian unlisted property funds generated total returns averaging 23.4% in the year to December 2017. ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... qualitative discussions with clients will shift to obtaining quantitative information - bank accounts, loans, super funds, property valuation feeds and so on. As that comes together, Patty says the next phase is adding more value in terms of protecting ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... in general; it also mentioned the potential impact of several European elections; central bank policy; commodity and property prices; and the outlook for China and Australia. SMSF Association National Conference More than 1300 financial advisers and ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... Australia (ASFA) and presented at its recent conference in Sydney, the report shows that Australian retirees who own property in capital cities are downsizing to regional and seaside towns. Foster-Tuncurry, a coastal town 300 kilometres north of Sydney ...