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Inflation spikes again sparking rate rise fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024
... impacts was 4.4% in May, this is up from 4.1% recorded in April. The most significant price rises in the month of May were housing (+5.2%), alcohol and tobacco (+6.7%), transport (+4.9%) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%).

New Zealand exits recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... population of about 5.2 million. While this is helping ease labour shortages, the OECD found it has also boosted demand for housing, contributing to an annual increase of 5.1% in rents for new tenancies in March 2024. New Zealand's cash rate is currently ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
AustralianSuper has completed its first build-to-rent-to-own housing development (BTRTO), located in Melbourne's northwest. Built in conjunction with property developer and operator Assemble, residents have now moved into 15 Thompson Street, Kensington. ...

Inflation weighing on next generation of retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... she said. "Concerns about inflation, mounting public debt, global geopolitical uncertainty, and domestic issues like the housing and cost-of-living crises have made retirement a daunting prospect for most Australians in this cohort. At the same time ...

Coalition's housing policy could cut Commonwealth Rent Assistance costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... costing analysis on savings in Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) anticipated from the Coalition's proposed super for housing policy. This policy would allow individuals to withdraw up to $50,000, up to a maximum 40% of their balance, from their superannuation ...

TCorp moves to new OneFund structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... government is creating OneFund, which sees the Debt Retirement Fund, NSW Infrastructure Future Fund, Social and Affordable Housing Fund, Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund, Treasury Managed Fund and Long Service Corporation funds combined, along with certain other ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
Innova Asset Management has entered the super and housing debate, saying allowing the use of leverage in superannuation it could help younger Australians who are locked out of the property market build wealth. Innova said millennials are firmly locked ...

Brighter Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Queensland. The fund is hunting for investment managers that are specialists in infrastructure, including energy and renewables, housing, property, and agriculture. Brighter Super already has $1 billion invested across Sunshine Coast Airport and the ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... you're alive is becoming more paramount and more important with the cost-of-living pressures, and even help kids get into housing because this is a big issue in Australia," he says.

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... own their home outright compared to 25-39-year-old Millennials in 2021. AMP director of retirement Ben Hillier said as housing unaffordability and cost-of-living pressures rise, Australia's burgeoning retiree population faces a growing dilemma - how ...