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Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... reduced returns for super funds, although five-yearly returns remain above 5%," the review said. "Non-bank lending for housing has continued to grow rapidly in an environment of strong competition for lending, but the size of the sector remains small ...

Aware Real Estate snaps up St Leonards site

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... storeys. The apartments, to be designed by award winning architects Silvester Fuller, support Aware's Essential Worker Housing program, providing quality accommodation to qualifying essential workers at reduced rents. The deal fits with the newly established ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... gaps in that area." As for Canberra's suggestion that retirement savings could be invested in social and affordable housing, Taylor is clear that any deal must be in the financial interests of its members. "Investing in projects that deliver a social ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... will seek to answer important questions, such as how do we improve the lack of quality investment opportunities in social housing? How can we support the first nations voice in our investment-decision making processes? And so much more," concluded Lamborn. ...

Aware Super launches $7 billion property arm

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... statement said that a key consideration in the build-to-rent strategy is to support Aware Real Estate's essential worker housing program, which Aware Super started in 2018 to offer eligible residents rent at 80% of the market rate. "By offering discounted ...

Affordable housing super's Achilles' heel: Weaven

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... over the years that unfinished business for the superannuation industry is its failure so far to address the question of housing supply and affordable housing with affordable government support." "It's not going to be fixed quickly, and as long as ...

Data demonstrates success of compulsory super: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... user-friendly tools that account for the complexity of intersections between the retirement income system and people's housing, health, aged care and employment circumstances. "Further, super funds need to have a strategy for managing the financial ...

Sentinel, PGGM build-to-rent down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
... market. "We're committed to continuing to deliver high quality, sustainable and community-focused living that enhances the housing choices available to Australians. "This is particularly important at a time where changes in the housing market and supply ...

Norwegian wealth fund records $250bn loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... investors anticipating weaker demand from households in response to rapidly rising prices for essentials such as energy, housing, and food. "Industrials were the third-weakest performers with a return of -21.8%. A weaker economy and fears of recession ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... compared to 45% that expect 'bad times' (the highest figure for this indicator for nearly two years). Also, demand for housing has been dropping, as have house prices. "So far in 2022, household spending has been robust despite very weak consumer sentiment ...