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SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... residential housing is causing millennial investors to think in new ways about investment and wealth creation. Low cost, small minimum investment size, diversification and convenience are the key factors behind the popularity of ETFs in that market s ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... ranked seventh globally in terms of the costs incurred and access to citizenship and residency by investment programmes. Minimum capital required to invest in Australia is US$1.2 million. In a bid to ease foreign investment in Australia, the New South ...

L1 Capital targets $500m for long short LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... offer. The bank's head of hybrid and structured capital, Nick Chaplin, said the fact that the IPO has already surpassed its minimum target of $100 million "affirm the impressive L1 long/short strategy evident in L1 Capital's track record to date." "We ...

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... of 9.02% which would be paid quarterly and rise to 10.33% in the fifth year. It is open to Australian investors for a minimum investment of $50,000. The project involves a "rental retirement" template, designed to attract those eligible for the Commonwealth ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... Code of Practice and is implementing the code across its membership base. "AustralianSuper already exceeds many of the minimum standards set out in the code as part of our ongoing effort to improve services to members," Kerlin said. By way of example ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... degree. The FPA position is to continue to support and recognise those members who have completed studies that exceed the minimum RG146 requirements," De Gori said. He added: "I cannot emphasise strongly enough that the FASEA position is a proposal at ...

FPA clarifies role in shaping existing adviser standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... degree. The FPA position is to continue to support and recognise those members who have completed studies that exceed the minimum RG146 requirements," De Gori said. De Gori stressed that the proposed standards are open to consultation until June 29 ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... possible that a Labor government will look to change the way family trusts distribute to low income individuals, with a minimum rate of 30% to apply to these distributions, but we still believe they are a worthwhile option for many people," Philpot said. ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... sector earn about $6 million a year on average, while women in Bangladesh making clothes sold by these brands take home a minimum wage of $974 a year - not enough to cover the basics, she added. Szoke is calling on the chiefs of clothing brands to ensure ...

Aussie crypto fund opens to wholesale investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... investments is now open to wholesale investors with its first investment planned for February 1. Apollo Capital is accepting minimum buy-ins of $50,000 and will invest in digital currencies, other blockchain-based assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs). ...