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OS property no place for risk taking

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Australia. M&G Real Estate was formerly known as Prudential Property Investment Management before its name was changed by its UK parent earlier this year. Driving the change is that the investment manager used to source the majority of its capital inhouse ...

Pension rule changes to benefit 740,000

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
More than 740,000 Australian pensioners will have extra money in their pockets as a result of the lowering of the social security deeming rates from 4 November 2013, Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrew said. The deeming rate will decrease to 2% ...

Advisers, get ready to manage the baby boomer wave

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
Advisers' next great challenge will be managing the volume and the expectations of baby boomers coming into retirement, KPMG partner and demographer Bernard Salt said. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Conference, Salt said that the ...

Women's retirement anxiety is increasing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Women are developing deep seated concerns over not having enough retirement funds, according to the MLC Australian Wealth Sentiment Survey. The survey questioned more than 2000 Australians, with special emphasis on gender, age and location. The main ...

Centrepoint optimistic after completing AAP acquisition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
After a tough year for independent dealer group Professional Investment Services (PIS), parent company Centrepoint is confident that the full acquisition of Associated Advisory Practices (AAP) will improve the group's performance. AAP and Associated ...

Catholic Super sets up direct investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... by OneTrust financial services. Lonsec is a member of the broader group of financial businesses that operate under the parent entity Lonsec Fiscal which include Lonsec, SuperRatings and Toowards.

Market Vectors set to launch four Australian equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... specifically developed for Australian investors by Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS), the index business of Market Vectors' parent company, Van Eck Global. Market Vectors Australia managing director Arian Neiron said the Market Vectors Australian ...

Wealthy parents fear kids can't handle family fortune

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Almost three-fifths of wealthy parents lack confidence in their children's ability to handle a large financial inheritance, according to a recent survey from Bank of America private wealth subsidiary U.S. Trust. The private bank asked 711 Americans ...

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 ...

Coalition to save $1.6bn via SG delay

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The Coalition has confirmed that it will make $1.6 billion budget saving A by delaying the increase of the compulsory superannuation guarantee from 9% to 12%. After pressure from Labor shadow treasurer Joe Hockey released a seven-page document that ...