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Direct property with a social conscience

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
A social finance group has launched a direct property investment strategy with a difference, allowing wholesale investors to gain a return while also assisting community aid organisations. Social Investment Australia's Community Investment fund invests ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
The type of financial planners that will 'inherit the earth' are those with the best wealth transfer strategies to recommend to clients, research shows. Latest data from the Lifeplan Financial Advice Satisfaction Index show that 61.6 per cent of 400 ...

Praemium upgrades V-Wrap

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
Praemium has revamped its online portfolio administration platform - V-Wrap - to incorporate a single business process, making it easier for advisers to create strategies that meet clients' simple and complex investment needs. The announcement coincides ...

AustralianSuper and AMP fight for super's most wanted

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Investors looking to move their funds from one super fund to another are most likely to choose AustralianSuper, followed by AMP, PSS and QSuper, new research shows. According to CoreData's latest survey of 595 individuals, 9.9 per cent would consider ...

Lonsec names income sector's best

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
Lonsec's Traditional Income Sector Review resulted in five funds receiving a 'highly recommended' rating, which include UBS Australian Bond fund, Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest fund and the EQT PIMCO Global Bond fund. The Schroder Fixed Income fund ...

FPA chief to champion planner needs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Incoming FPA chief Mark Rantall said his main focus as the new head of the financial planning body is to renew consumer confidence in the industry and listen closely to the needs of FPA members. Rantall, who is on leave ahead of taking on the role ...

Aussie shares beat property over the long term

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Australian shares delivered higher returns, after costs and taxes, than residential property over the past two decades, a new report shows. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) commissioned investment firm Russell Investments to measure the performance ...

Challenger injects more liquidity into annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Challenger responds to planner demand for liquidity in lifetime annuity strategies through a new product that guarantees investor access to capital for the first 15 years of their investment. A spokesman from Challenger confirmed that the new product ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
"Three coins in a fountain... which one will the fountain bless?" ( Frank Sinatra) It was a down day again on Wall Street overnight. It followed an up day that trailed a down day. Chances are, other markets would follow suit. But under current circumstances ...

Dixon to list corporate bond funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Service is seeking to list three of its corporate bond funds on the ASX. Alex MacLachlan, head of funds management at Dixon Advisory and a director of the funds, said it's very difficult for small investors to buy a portfolio ...