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Direct property is back, but now its global: Macq

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... of figures showing average risk-adjusted returns of 19.2 per cent for the 10 years to 31 December 2006, outperforming all major REIT indices. Jones said the expected growth over at least the next two to three years means "direct property is back". The ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... was nearly unchanged as a rally in biotechnology shares was offset by profit warnings from the semiconductor sector. The major indices fluttered between positive and negative territory throughout a choppy session as the dispute between Iran and Britain ...

Govt proposes shorter PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... will still be available to anyone requesting it by post or from their financial adviser." "The internet provisions are a major breakthrough in the regulation of the Australian financial services industry, and this is a legislative development that will ...

Intangibles the new bottom line in company valuations

... complete reversal to the proportion of tangible versus intangible assets in previous years. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), the director of sustainable funds at AMP Capital Investors, Michael Anderson, said that today's ...

Private equity about multiples, not debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... Adams, a private equity investment manager at Industry Funds Management (IFM). Adams told delegates at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) that, "Buyers [when managers are exiting an investment] want to know you've done something to that company ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... confidence report increased concerns the housing slowdown could spread into the broader economy and hurt profits. Lennar Corp, a major US home builder, scrapped its 2007 outlook as it posted a 73.4 per cent slide in quarterly profit a day after government ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... education $2.23 billion, the Public sector $1.34 billion and the Multisector category about $1.27 billion. Analysis of the major components within shows that the share by Business was dominated by 55 per cent going to tax concessions, within the Higher ...

Big is better, but not best

... mark. Rainmaker Group director of research, Alex Dunnin, revealed the findings of the study at the annual Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Queensland. Among the highlights were that big funds (those with $1 billion assets or more) outperformed ...

Super funds hunting grounds for criminals

... organised crime and white-collar fraudsters, according to Peter Morris, director of KPMG Forensic. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), Morris said super funds are becoming more attractive to fraudsters as the amount of money ...

ASIC acts to shut down scheme owing nearly $8m

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced proceedings against a managed investment scheme which owes investors roughly $7.87 million. ASIC has taken action in the Adelaide Supreme Court to have a managed investment scheme ...