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Super wealth reaches record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The amount of wealth Australians hold in superannuation is climbing to a record high, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. At the end of December 2016, Australians held $2.6 trillion of household net worth in superannuation ...

Australian Unity property trust suspends units

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
Australian Unity's Healthcare Property Trust has suspended wholesale and Class A units and will not accept new investor applications until further notice. The trust, which was established in 1999, invests in healthcare property assets, including hospitals ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... explained. The research also showed that while Japanese retail investors have been early adopters of listed infrastructure, interest is only now broadening to the institutional market as a result of challenges in accessing direct allocations, the size ...

ACSI welcomes new member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is increasing its scope of influence with a new addition to its membership base. Corporate superannuation fund Qantas Super, which manages more than $7 billion in funds, will join 35 other Australian ...

Workplace default funds deliver strong returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... listed property had a more modest but solid contribution of 7.9% (S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT). This in contrast to a drop in fixed interest returns both domestically (1.4%) and internationally (3.1%) against their respective indexes. "In net terms, this means ...

CGT top of adviser minds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... couple is $1.08 million after tax, the non-concessional contributions space is definitely where we're seeing the most interest and activity." Advisers are also seeking clarification around the work test for their clients seeking to contribute to super. ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... investment housing - the segment the RBA alluded to in its April monetary policy statement -- "A reduced reliance on interest-only housing loans in the Australian market would also be a positive development." - and the one that APRA targeted when it ...

First Super halts private equity investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
First Super will make no new investments in its private equity program as its existing $100 million private equity portfolio is under review. This is being done, the fund said, due to concerns about poor labour practices exhibited by companies in which ...

Media Super launches $30m revolving fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... averaging 6.8% pa over six years," Russell said. He said he expects to earn a higher return on the R&D finance facility, with interest rates set at good margins above the bank bill rate. The fund is targeting companies with a turnover of less than $20 ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... that required a reduction in the target range for the federal funds rate." Yes, there's no stopping the Fed from cutting interest rates again or reinvesting again should the economy encounter "significant adverse shocks". Recent economic data and surveys ...