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    I just received the email (below) today, it seems there is some name changing in process.
    Hope it helps, link to their website also attached.

    http://www.kaplanprofessional.edu.au/default.asp

    "Over the past 24 months, Kaplan Professional has received strong industry support for the specialist elective streams offered as part of the Master of Applied Finance course. This has been particularly so in the financial planning sector, where the Financial Planning Major in the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance has become a specialist qualification for professional planners and advisers. To more precisely articulate the professional relevance of the subjects in the Financial Planning Major, Kaplan has been granted government approval to change the name of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance with a Financial Planning Major to the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning. The new title clearly identifies the discipline in which graduates have attained advanced technical knowledge and skills.

    No other elective subjects or specialist streams in the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance are affected in any way by this name change. The content of the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning and the requirements for course completion remain the same as those currently under the Financial Planning Major of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance. Eight compulsory subjects must be successfully completed to achieve the award. These subjects are: FIN111 Financial Markets and Economic PrinciplesFIN112 Law, Regulation and EthicsFIN113 Techniques in Financial AnalysisFIN114 Risk Management for Finance Sector EnterprisesFIN211 Financial Planning FundamentalsFIN212 Investment ProductsFIN213 Superannuation and Retirement PlanningFIN214 Insurance, Succession and Estate Planning. The new qualification title will be introduced from January 2010. However, existing students may elect to graduate with a qualification carrying the old name and Major for a period of time. To help you find out more about your future elective choices and graduation options, several student scenarios have been identified. Choose the scenario below that applies to your circumstances and click on the information link."

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    Hi new_start,
    You appear to be getting yourself in a bind here for no reason at all.
    You have said you really like this place and really want to live there.
    If you can afford it then this is a lifestyle choice, you shouldnt be buying this for its investment potential.
    I am an L-plater when it comes to this but have just started reading the latest book from the guru and one of the first rules is not confuse investment decisions with lifestyle asset decisions.
    I dont know much about managed versus owner occupied but from what you are saying the bottom line is that if all the units here were owner occupied it would be a lot more expensive and by the sound of it you then couldnt afford it which is why it is probably cheaper than anything else you have been looking at.
    There can be other reasons why it has expensive strata fees and it is worth having this checked out by someone with experience to make sure there arent major structural repairs required.
    At the end of the day you just need to decide if you are buying it to live in or buying it to rent out.
    Hope this helps

    George 99
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