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Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Industry superannuation funds have put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have ...

Industry veteran departs Energy Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
Retiring Energy Super director Bob Henricks will be replaced by electricity industry veteran Peter Duffy after the former announced he will be leaving the $6bn fund. Henricks retires with a legacy at Energy Super after serving 21 years on the board ...

National Seniors chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The chief executive of National Seniors has announced he will step down to pave way for "fresh blood and fresh ideas." Michael O'Neill has been at the helm of the older Australians lobby group since 2006; he initially only planned to stay in the role ...

Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
A former Australian of the Year and co-developer of the HPV vaccine has been appointed chair of the government's $3 billion Medical Research Future Fund's newly-established Advisory Board. Ian Frazer was previously chief executive and director of research ...

Infocus purchases another advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Privately-owned Infocus Wealth Management has acquired its fourth financial advice business in the space of two years, underlining the group's succession plan and wider strategy. Infocus now owns two advice businesses in Melbourne, two in south-east ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Australian retail sales Retail spending showed no change in the month of February. This is lower than market expectations for a 0.4% lift, marking the third month in a row of disappointing retail sales - up 0.3% in January versus expectations for a ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
The Australian housing market is heading towards a price plateau, not a sharp crash according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). This view helps to dampen new research from Finder which found that 89.3% of Australian housing debt was at an ...

Crowe Horwath makes two senior appointments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Crowe Horwath has appointed David Ward and Trevor Pascall as corporate finance and tax advisory principals respectively. Ward joins Crowe Horwath from Credo Advisory Partners, an independent boutique corporate advisory firm specialising in the provision ...

Spring FG appoints finance subsidiary chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
Spring FG has appointed the head of its mortgage and finance subsidiary Spring FG Finance. Deni Khoury joins Spring FG from the Bank of Queensland where he was a senior branch manager. Prior to that he was a relationship business manager at CBA, a branch ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Australia residential property price index Residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities (weighted average) increased by 0.2% in the December quarter. Though still higher than market expectations for 0% growth, the fourth quarter growth ...