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Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
Australia's declining home ownership rate has become so serious that it is imposing a significant threat to the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, according to a new report. If the trend continues retirees will be increasingly forced ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... financial risks and ultimately serve no credible purpose other than bidding up the price of housing and pushing home ownership further out of reach of young aspiring Australians," Bowen said. It is reported the government's plan is being considered as ...

Expensive property market creating super opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... market should consider directing savings towards superannuation in order to generate similar returns to that of home ownership. Earlier this week research house Demographia labeled Sydney as the second most expensive in the world. Former financial adviser ...

Industry funds lead Labor's super inquiry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... policies are made on the assumption that, into the future, we'll all have super. As pension access tightens and home ownership declines, those missing out on compulsory super stand little chance of a decent standard of living in retirement." While industry ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... Northern NSW that works to increase the supply of social and affordable housing by help low income earner achieve home ownership. Chief executive at HESTA Debby Blakey emphasises that for the fund impact investments must deliver a financial return and ...

Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... very popular ChildBuilder Bonds, which are often set with 20 year plus terms to meet objectives like education and home ownership funding. "Until now, the indexed range on the bond's menu has comprised a basic suite of single sector options, covering ...

No progress on super wealth gap in 12 years

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... top superannuation groups with university qualifications also rose. The HILDA report said, amid falling levels of home ownership, superannuation is rapidly becoming the most important asset in households' wealth portfolios and could overtake the family ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... Queensland focused on increasing the supply of social and affordable housing and helping low income earners achieve home ownership. The working group is now assessing the submissions to identify barriers to large scale private investment in social and ...

HESTA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... Blakey said: "Many of our members are familiar with the difficulty of accessing affordable housing and achieving home ownership, so it's appropriate that HESTA's first Australian impact investment has the potential to both earn a financial return and ...

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... Queensland focused on increasing the supply of social and affordable housing and helping low income earners achieve home ownership. The super fund, which has more than 800,000 members working in health and community services, made the investment through ...