A gift with a catch

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You’ve inherited a property, but is the inherited property liable to repay the remaining mortgage debt? Your debts don’t die with you. They survive you and have to be paid... Read more continue reading

OC awarded micro-cap mandate

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Small and micro-cap Australian equities manager, OC Funds Management, has been awarded a mandate for its micro-cap strategy by multi-manager, Alpha Fund Managers. The strategy aims to deliver investors strong... Read more continue reading

New appointments at 4D Infrastructure

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4D Infrastructure has created a new investment analyst role and recruited Tasneef Rahman to the position. It follows the appointment of Peter Aquilina as investment analyst earlier this year. Tasneef... Read more continue reading

IOOF Investments appoint Mercer as asset consultant

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IOOF, one of the largest financial services groups in Australia, announced yesterday that IOOF Investments have appointed Mercer Australia as their asset consultant. The appointment brings together IOOF’s high-calibre and award-winning... Read more continue reading

National property listings rebound in June

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Results released yesterday by SQM Research reveal national residential listings rose in June 2017 by 3.0% to 333,805, with significantly more stock hitting the market in Melbourne and Sydney over the... Read more continue reading

TAL appoints new Head of Mental Health

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TAL, Australia’s leading life insurance specialist, has announced the appointment of Glenn Baird to the newly created role of TAL Head of Mental Health. The appointment is in line with TAL’s... Read more continue reading

Xpress Super and RateSetter announce integration to boost SMSF access to peer-to-peer lending

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RateSetter, Australia’s largest retail peer-to-peer lender, has announced a partnership with innovative self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider, Xpress Super. The integration provides investors with direct access to their RateSetter... Read more continue reading

Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Strategy added to FirstChoice platform

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Legg Mason, one of the world’s largest funds management groups today announced that the Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Strategy is now available to all users of the FirstChoice... Read more continue reading

Insurance House bolsters rural presence with two key acquisitions

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Australia’s leading private insurance brokerage Insurance House, has announced the acquisition of two NSW-based brokerage firms – Tamworth-based Insurance Hub and Port Macquarie-based Insurance House 360 (IH360), effective 1 July.... Read more continue reading

Lonsec issues ‘Recommended(Index)’ rating on BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF

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BetaShares, a leading manager of Australian exchange-traded products, has been awarded a ‘Recommended(Index)’ rating from Lonsec for its Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF (ASX: QPON). Launched earlier this... Read more continue reading