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Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... apartments, regulatory restrictions on lending for investment property, capital controls in China and an over-indebted household sector could combine to create the 'perfect storm' for Australian house prices," according to UniSuper chief investment officer ...

Happier New Year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Donald Trump's unpredictable leadership; Kim Jung-on; China's ballooning debt, Australia's property market and record household debt - but this early in 2018, the New Year's looking happier.

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... months. One that would spill over into increased employment and (hopefully) higher wages growth, underpinning stronger household consumption and further gains in sales and profits and investment.

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... historically low. We have now gone 12 months without a 3% correction in the US market. This is extraordinarily unusual. While household debt to GDP has improved over the past eight years, corporate debt is now at record highs. I am not overly concerned ...

Charter Hall launches fund, backs consumer spending

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... executive, global investor relations Richard Stacker added that consumer staples products, such as food, petrol and everyday household items, have a low elasticity of demand. "Consumers are generally unwilling to cut these types of non-discretionary ...

Trustee Partners recruits ahead of opening NZ office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... services. "The New Zealand marketplace benefits from favourable industry and demographic trends including increasing household wealth and growing demand for intergenerational wealth transfer solutions," Kingston said. "New Zealand is an emerging entrepreneurial ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... Domestic demand is likely to follow an uptrend, with a virtuous cycle from income to spending being maintained in both the household and corporate sectors, on the back of highly accommodative financial conditions and fiscal spending through the government's ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... confidence in the system," Hogan said. Accurium general manager Douglas McBirnie, said: "The upshot for the average SMSF household approaching retirement is that their improving balance has not been able to keep up with the increased cost of meeting ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... Development of Australia painted a dire picture of Australia's housing future, where demand pressures are likely continue in capital cities (where the growing population is anticipated to reside), and supply constraints continue. In turn, prolonged housing ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... is also important for wage growth (and pensions) because most are indexed to inflation. This doesn't augur well for household income and by extension, consumer confidence and spending. Worse, it could lead to even lower inflation expectations further ...