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IFM urges investment in housing, hires former Dexus chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... on the table. There's a genuine opportunity to harness Australia's superannuation savings to help solve our housing crisis," Hayhurst said. "The alternative - a future of deepening housing insecurity and social instability - is simply unthinkable." ...

Cost-of-living worries drain retirement confidence: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Most Australians will not be able to retire at the age they want as managing finances amid the cost-of-living crisis dampens their confidence, a survey from MFS Investment Management found. Only 23% of more than 1000 participants canvassed are confident ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... and direct and indirect conflict, increase the downside risk to future growth. At the same time, action on the climate crisis is stalling, which Frontier said raises risks for investors, and the world more broadly. The report noted carbon emissions continue ...

Link between super and banking major priority in 2025: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... McCarthy Hockey said the issue of operational risk is also closely related to the financial system's readiness to withstand a crisis. She said APRA is concerned over entities' capability to proactively manage the risks that arise from operating a business ...

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... national debt has been rising since the 1980s. In 2010, following the government's response to the Global Financial Crisis, it first exceeded 90% as a percentage of GDP - the level identified by academics Reinhart and Rogoff as associated with a ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... risks, such as higher than expected inflation or a slowdown in growth (65%), central bank policies (55%) and a liquidity crisis (51.3%) were seen as the biggest threats to fixed income investing. In this environment, private credit (48.8%) and investment ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... life insurers will be able to achieve that at no extra cost. This would be particularly helpful amid the cost-of-living crisis, it noted. However, under current laws, life insurers are restricted to providing advice that, in most cases, is not wanted ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... Or should we be aiming higher?" Delahunty said. "MPs of all political parties need to focus on fixing the housing supply crisis, rather than proposing options which risk driving up prices through increased demand, without offering solutions to build ...

Trust in advisers reaches new high: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which found their value-add has been particularly critical in the cost-of-living crisis. The Value of Advice Index found almost all (94%) of advised clients trust their adviser to act in their best interest ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... mortgage arrears in Australia remained very close to zero during other major global events, such as the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, but despite this, regulators continue to impose additional constraints on lending, competition ...