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AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... housing. Through investments like this, super funds can play an important role in responding to the current housing supply crisis while delivering on our purpose for members," Schroder said. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey, meanwhile, noted that Australia's ...

Wealth managers rev up for Lifeline, Starlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... We're eager to welcome everyone back this November for a day of fun and philanthropy." Lifeline's 24-hour telephone crisis line, 13 11 14, operates in 41 centres with the help of 10,000 volunteers who assist Australians experiencing emotional ...

'Growing revenues, not AUM, is the new name of the game': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... under 50% by the end of 2023, down from 72% at the end of 2014. "Over the period, the seemingly never-ending post-financial crisis bull market run, during which investors enjoyed 13 years of growth with modest and short-lived dips, gave the broad-based ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... about 60% since 2011. He attributed this to two main reasons. First, bank returns have decreased since the Global Financial Crisis due to higher capital requirements, more expensive technology, and stronger competition. "Lower returns mean that banks ...

AustralianSuper completes build-to-rent-to-own project

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... finding scalable solutions that deliver strong long-term returns for members while also responding to the housing supply crisis." "Investors like AustralianSuper are well placed to contribute to housing supply, but we're just one piece of the puzzle. ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... similar or greater return than a leveraged property investment." Miles said while it may not be enough to solve the housing crisis on its own, it deserves further considering while younger Australians wait for political solutions. "The common saying ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... parents is even harder. Such conversations should not be taking place to the "point of mum or dad dying" or at the point of crisis but earlier in their lives, Inwood told a recent Vanguard event, urging advisers to reframe conversations with clients ...

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been accused of using young Australians as "cannon fodder" in the fight against inflation after it conceded people aged over-65 are spending more, having "made bank" on the back of increased interest rates. Appearing ...

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... Australians aged 65 and over believe their children face similar or harder challenges than they did amid the cost-of-living crisis. AMP found 70% of retirees, while wanting to support their children, are mostly unwilling to compromise their retirement ...

Chinese property market to stabilise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... stabilise," they said. "Even if the discounts are significant, finding a floor on prices will mark an important phase in this crisis and should gradually boost consumer confidence from its currently depressed levels." A focus on clearing inventory to ...