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SMSF investors not all in property

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... available negative gearing concessions are the key attraction of real estate investment. Only 13% of investors saw record low interest rates as the key reason why property is the most attractive investment choice right now. Kingsley said the survey results ...

IRESS to buy data provider for $14m, hire 118 staff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
IRESS has entered into an agreement to acquire a South African market data and analytics provider. Subject to commercial arrangements, IRESS will acquire INET BFA for $14 million; the company is currently owned by publisher Media24. Following the purchase ...

Fund managers must offer genuine partnerships

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... portfolios include MasterCard and Samsung. Pacific Current head of distribution Stephen Bramley said, "We are seeing strong interest in GQG Partners and Rajiv's focus and alignment on end client outcomes is striking a chord with Australian institutional ...

Unlicensed property investor jailed for six years

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... $600,000 from 14 investors. ASIC also said these funds were not used to develop properties; instead, he used them to "pay interest payments to past and existing investors and to meet repayments on loans, as well as his own personal use such as artwork ...

ASIC accepts EU from Perth advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Perth financial advice firm. The regulator expressed concerns about compliance management at Neo Financial Solutions and has requested the group engage with an independent expert to assess these issues. ...

Westpac refunds $9.2 million in unfair fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... and procedures in place." The refund process has been completed by Westpac, including additional amounts inclusive of interest, and the bank is now in the midst of restructuring its account opening process for these products to ensure that all appropriate ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... baby boomers entering retirement are about to hit a perfect storm: longer lifespans, insufficient savings and record low interest rates. As recently published in Financial Standard, Wiseman said that rising life expectancies "might sound like an exciting ...

PIMCO hiring for 20 new roles in Asia expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... assets under management in Asia ex-Japan are core and non-core fixed income, wealth management clients are expressing interest in the areas of income, credit, and alternatives. "We attribute this interest to a desire to avoid the financial repression ...

Westoz director departs for new venture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... advice to our board since his appointment in June 2014. The developments at Prodigy are exciting and we will watch with interest as Steve continues to develop this new funds management venture. Our company remains well placed to meet our investment objectives ...

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... maintains its current JGB purchases at ¥80 trillion annually). And then there's the BOJ's conflicting statements on negative interest rates. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda insists that there is still room for interest rates to go even more negative, the 'Wall ...