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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... done (-19.0%) over the June quarter while VIC posted the biggest gain (+5.2%). US existing home sales Sales of existing homes decreased by 3.2% to an annualised rate of 5.39 million units, more than reversing the previous month's 1.1% gain to 5.57 million ...

Retiree expenditure remains modest: study

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... retirees are renters; 8% have mortgages. Housing costs are significant for the minority of retirees who do not own their homes. Self-funded retirees enjoy a significantly higher standard of living than those relying on the Age Pension. Overall, this ...

Retirees increasingly favour income over lumps sums

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... and 307,000, respectively). "This means just over one in four people aged 65 years and over (excluding those in nursing homes and retirement villages) were receiving a superannuation income stream in 2013-14, up from one in five in 2003-04," Jarvis said. ...

QIC and Future Fund back $3bn renewable fund

KERRIE SYDEE, MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... sources, abating around 2.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions or, put another way, enough power to power circa 530,000 homes. That is equivalent to removing circa 800,000 cars from the road, QIC said. In addition to the $800 million commitment ...

IFM appoints associate debt director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... and energy at BBVA before that. He is a former flight instructor, and has also held roles at R.J. Griffin & Company, Pulte Homes and CB&I. Based in New York, Braun will report to IFM global head of debt investments Rich Randall. "The continued expansion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Australia new home sales The Housing Industry Association reported that sales of new homes fell by 4.4% to 7,278 units in the month of May following a 4.7% decline in the previous month. Sales of detached homes continued to contract - down by 6.7% in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... below target. US house prices The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported that the average prices of single-family homes increased by 0.2% in the month of April following an upwardly revised 0.8% (from 0.7%) rise in the previous month. The April ...

New wave of retirees to challenge advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... challenges as they search for solutions that capitalise and effectively utilise the "dormant wealth" locked up in family homes. "For many years it has been very obvious that a great number of Australians approaching or currently in retirement will have ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... following quarter given the 0.3% fall in sales of goods and services (indicating unwanted inventory buildup). Australia new homes sales The Housing Industry Association reported that new home sales in Australia fell by 4.7% in April, partly reversing ...

Millennials want homes not retirements

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The view that Australian millennials would sooner save for a property than retirement has been confirmed in recent industry superannuation fund research. REST Industry Super found that from a survey of more than 1000 millennials, 87% believe the Australian ...