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AUI investors approve property fund merger

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Investors in Australian Unity Investments' (AUI) Second Industrial Trust (SIT) have voted in favour of a merge with AUI's Office Property Fund (OPF) at a meeting of investors in Melbourne. The proposal, which had the support of 89.8% of voters, will ...

Retirees could benefit from a vibrant annuities market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... trying to decide it; they should be given guidance on at least default annuities," Asher said. "The elderly have declining interest and declining skills in managing their money - that's regardless of whether they get dementia or not," he said. But despite ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... price stability requires a highly accommodative monetary policy." "A premature tightening of monetary policy could lead interest rates to rise temporarily but would also carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic recovery and causing ...

Tyndall Aus Bond fund added to North platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
The Tyndall Australian Bond fund has been added to AMP's North platform. It is a diversified fixed interest fund designed to provide a stable income with the potential for capital growth. Despite falling Australian interest rates, Tyndall AM head of ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... rate was clocked at a record high of 12.1% in March. It could be due to the European Central Bank's (ECB) 25 basis point interest rate reduction last month that took interest rates to an all-time low of 0.50%. It could be due to Super Mario's Outright ...

PIMCO chief John Wilson hangs up his boots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
PIMCO Australia chief executive John Wilson has left the company after 17 years to pursue personal interests. Wilson told Financial Standard that he has thoroughly enjoyed his time at PIMCO but was now ready to indulge some of his personal passions ...

SPAA, Deloitte join calls for SG deferral rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... Government $1.1 billion in 2016-17 and $2.5 billion over the forward estimates, but in the longer term it is in the national interest to reach the 12% superannuation guarantee as soon as possible."

PIPA suspends Money Choice director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has suspended Money Choice director Matthew George after it was found he had failed to comply with credit laws. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) last week banned George ...

Affinia appoints new national manager

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... strive to be the licensee of choice for specialist risk professionals in the country. "Since launch, we have enjoyed much interest in our offering. I'm personally proud of how our network is not only growing but the voice our advisers are having in our ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... trading fetching only around US$0.9728, down 5.1% from the US$1.0254 it was exchanging at on the day before the RBA chopped interest rates to I don't know how many decades low of 2.75% and down 6.4% since the beginning of the year. It's generally agreed ...