Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1261 - 1270 of 4888 results for "Debt"

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... it takes" to get consumers spending again and inflation moving higher," he said. "But with households nursing already high debt levels, Australia is already arguably in a "liquidity trap" where cheaper borrowing rates aren't able to easily encourage ...

Revolution Asset Management launches second fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Bob Sahota's private debt boutique has raised $100 million for its second fund with a Sydney superannuation fund onboard again as an investor. The Revolution Private Debt Fund II follows the boutique's inaugural fund which raised $200 million ...

VanEck launches new income product

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... VanEck said that several factors are holding back economic activity in Australia, keeping interest rates low. "Both household-debt-to-income and house-prices-to-income ratios are very high. Other than Switzerland, Australia has the highest level of household ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... clients want to help their kids now when it will add the most value to them, whether that be helping them pay down home loan debt, assisting in buying a family car, holidays away or the school fees. This gives our Baby Boomer clients tremendous satisfaction ...

Latitude Financial joins banks on AFCA complaints list

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... complaints, credit providers received 10,327 complaints, super funds and trustee or advisers received 2999 complaints and debt collectors received 2902 complaints. Incredibly, AFCA was able to assist consumers and small businesses to obtain $185 million ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... able to coax highly indebted Australian consumers to go on a spending spree. As at the September 2019 quarter, household debt to disposable income was tracked at 187.0%. Especially not when wages growth remains stagnant - the annual pace of growth in ...

2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... are projected to decelerate during the year ahead as exports and investments weaken. The outlook is also shadowed by the debt that has been accumulated by these economies, with total debt climbing to 170% of GDP in 2018, up from 115% in 2010. Debt accumulation ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... Budget return to surplus for the 1st time in 12 yrs." "Getting the budget under control means we can pay down Labor's debt & continue to invest record amounts in infrastructure & the essential services people need & rely on." Brag, brag, brag. But ...

Pay jockeys super: Federal Court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Full Federal Court has ruled that horse racing clubs and state racing boards are required to pay superannuation for jockeys. The court upheld the Australian Tax Office's super guarantee charge assessments in regards to riding fees paid to jockeys ...

Industry fund awards mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... totaling up to $150 million. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has made an allocation to emerging market debt in hard currency. The managers winning the allocation are Ashmore Group and PGIM, who were chosen from 38 managers that ...