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Super funds post 15.3 pct return for August

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... and international bonds returned 2% and 4% respectively and that direct property meanwhile maintained its 9% result and A-REIT's their 17% result. Three year super fund returns are 8.3% pa, five year returns are 4.1% pa and 10 year returns are 6.6% pa ...

Wealth Within targets SMSFs with new platform

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
Financial services firm Wealth Within has inked deals with a number of big-name dealer groups and is looking to target accountants as it goes to market with its first platform offering. Wealth Within executive director Lea Zerbes said that a number ...

ASX endorses Henry board director bid

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has commended former Treasury boss Ken Henry's bid to become a director of the ASX board as it looks to renewal after the resignation of two long-serving directors over a US share-trading scandal. In an address ...

Super returns climb to 16.8 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... contrast, domestic and international bonds returned only 3% and 4% respectively. Direct property meanwhile earned 9% although A-REIT returns plummetted albeit from extreme highs to 17%. Cash returned just 3%. Three year fund returns are 8.0% pa and 10 ...

AMP Capital appoints manager for office fund

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... fund manager for the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF). Nick McGrath, the current head of AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT (AA-REIT), a Singapore-listed industrial REIT, will take over responsibility for the A$2.9 billion fund from 1 January 2014.A ...

Coalition urged to rethink super slash costings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
The Coalition has been urged to reconsider its decision to scrap the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme and delay the increase of the super guarantee (SG), which it announced in its costings yesterday. In a joint statement, Women in ...

Xpress Super adds direct property to SMSF platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platform provider Xpress Super has added direct property to its suite of investments. The new option will allow SMSF trustees to access limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) through two lenders, St George ...

Challenger listed property division profits up 9%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... leasing environment' he said CDI had been able to increase occupancy to 95.7% off the back of some key leasing deals. The A-REIT's weighted average lease expiry was also maintained at 4.9 years. In June, the A-REIT refinanced its entire $300 million ...

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... property sector performed strongly during the twelve months to May 2013,, both domestically and abroad, with the S&P/ASX 300 (A-REIT) Index rising 30.62% and the FTSE Developed Rental Index returning 25.55%. "Many managers have indicated that the Sector's ...

NTAA keen to establish referral relations with advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The National Tax Accountants Association (NTAA) said that the majority of its members want to continue to provide advice to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF), and added that they are keen on establishing referral relations with financial planners. ...