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Remara launches real estate strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... management fees of 1.25% p.a. and performance fees of 30%. "The challenges around interest rates, planning delays, immigration, international student caps and cost pressures of development has led to a national housing shortage, creating the perfect ...

Canned 'golden visas' ruffle fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... Shortage (subclass 482) visa from two years to one year for all applicants from 23 November 2024. KPMG Asia Pacific immigration leader Mark Wright told Financial Standard that depending on which direction the government goes with the details of the talent ...

New Zealand exits recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... headline figure "is being flattered by NZ's strong population growth of late, thanks to very high levels of net immigration," ASB Bank noted. "Long story short, there was still plenty of weakness evident in the Q1 production GDP data, despite headline ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... is weak, the RBA has noted the overall economy is still operating at a high level of capacity - due to the surge in immigration and the public infrastructure investment boom." Bassanese said the upshot of the inflation read is that interest rates are ...

Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... products. Wealth management firms such as Ord Minnett have a dedicated unit servicing this client base. KPMG Asia Pacific immigration leader Mark Wright told Financial Standard that the visa technically has not been cancelled. "It's still actively ...

Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... sentiment across some segments and sectors of society," Rouse said. "However, our country is also experiencing record immigration which has been supporting demand, particularly for residential property and the overall Australian economy." Rouse said ...

Inflation data not encouraging: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
... job creation has met a welcome increase in the supply of workers, due to both higher participation and a rebound of immigration to pre-pandemic levels. "Many indicators suggest that, while conditions remain tight, the labour market is gradually cooling. ...

Adviser cops 10-year sentence

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... NAB and CBA, providing clients advice on shares and property. Police began investigating Nugara on 21 October 2019. Immigration found that he and his family had already left Australia on 15 August 2019, residing in several countries such as Indonesia ...

Skynet adviser stole $10.2m: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... 10 October 2016, which was owned by the ANZ Group/Insignia. Police began investigating Nugara on 21 October 2019. Immigration found that he and his family had already left Australia on 15 August 2019, residing in several countries such as Indonesia ...

Inflation falls to 6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... remains virtually unchanged from last year," he said. "As higher rates start to impact demand for goods and services and immigration increases labour supply. This should in turn cool wage and inflation pressures. However, Australia's unemployment ...