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Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... purchase of $64 billion worth of domestic bank equity by super funds. "Historically, super funds have shown a tendency of purchasing bank stocks during periods of crises, while tempering their purchases during rallies and periods of outperformance. This ...

Finfluencer failed to disclose paid promotions, says regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... said. "In reality, Floreani did not have any formal education in finance or investing. He made recommendations about purchasing certain securities to members of his audience, and the public comments on the Respondents' posts demonstrated that viewers ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... pushed its 'super for housing' policy, promising first homebuyers access to their retirement savings to assist with purchasing a home. The policy would allow for up to 40% of a balance to be withdrawn, capped at $50,000. ASFA said that for individuals ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... ownership. We will cut the permanent migration program by 25%. "We will ban foreign investors and temporary residents from purchasing existing Australian homes for a period of two years. We will set stricter caps on foreign students to relieve stress ...

Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... helps in addressing the housing challenge we've inherited." From 1 April 2025 foreign investors will be banned from purchasing established homes until 31 March 2027. At that point, a review will take place to determine whether the ban should be extended. ...

Martin Currie adds to active ETF stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... listed on the ASX and other developed market exchanges. The fund also aims to hold investments so that at the time of purchasing securities, exposure to individual securities is no more than 9% of the portfolio and about 35 securities are held. R3AL ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... good outcome for 2025 would be no further acceleration in inflation from current levels, which would help consumer purchasing power and the recent cost-of-living challenges faced by households." Mousina also noted there has been a considerable lift to ...

Blockchain platform MezFi launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... investment prior to the end of the investment term, if MezFi is able to identify an alternative investor interested in purchasing additional units," MezFi founder and chief executive Jerome Dadon said. "With transfers processed safely and securely, and ...

FCA changes bonds, derivatives transparency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... services, provided that the firm meets certain requirements. "Under current rules, UK asset managers are prohibited from purchasing research with bundled payments (whereby payments for execution and research are combined) unless the payment is made from ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... companies' biggest clients - governments from all over the world - are not only stockpiling their hardware they are also purchasing the latest software. But war is not only profitable for companies directly involved in defence, the second order effect ...