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Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
Vanguard's third annual How Australia Retires report offers thorough insights into how Australians are planning for their retirement. Surveying 1800 Australians aged 18 and above, the findings indicate critical disparities in financial literacy ...

Australian investors undeterred by global market turbulence

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Recent surveys indicate that Australians are not deterred by tumultuous global issues when making their investment decisions. A recent online survey by wealth app Sharesies revealed Australians remain confident in their investments despite global uncertainties. ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... by Retirement Essentials, commissioned by HESTA, assessed how employment income affects Age Pension eligibility and take-home pay for older Australians wanting to work. HESTA said while Australians in the top income bracket are often considered to pay ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... are looking to take on more risk, his preference is to suggest using equity that the client already has built up in their home to invest. "This is far more popular with our clients. So, for example, someone has a million-dollar house with a $400,000 ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... retirement would need $75,319 per year. That's an increase from $73,875 in the March quarter and assumes the couple owns their home. Assuming the same, the annual budget for singles looking for a comfortable retirement also surged, up almost $1000 to ...

Conscious IM delivers affordable housing solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... Marriott-Lavery said: "Box Hill is an exciting milestone that brings us closer to our vision of ensuring more Australians can access a home they can afford and that meets their needs." CIM chief investment officer Matthew Tominic said: "We are proud ...

Brighter Super to add 68k new members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... it acquired Suncorp's superannuation business in 2023. It currently has over 30 insurance-only offerings on its books, home to about 111,000 member accounts, APRA data shows. "Risk-only products allow us to offer tailored insurance solutions that ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... housing." This comes after Bragg was a staunch advocate for allowing Australians to use their retirement savings to purchase a home. In May last year the Senate Economics Committee - of which Bragg was chair - handed down its interim report into existing ...

Macquarie ventures into land lease development

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
Macquarie's real estate platform has launched a new land lease communities group, Millbray, to cater to the rising demand of quality residential accommodations for Australians over the age of 50. The community group will be fully owned by Macquarie ...

Chalmers opens Investor Front Door pilot

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
The government has launched the pilot program for the Investor Front Door, which aims to make it quicker and easier for investors to back major projects. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it is designed to improve the investment environment by streamlining ...