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Property Funds Association appoints president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... has previously served as a fund manager at SCA Property Group and has also held roles with Woolworths Group and Defence Housing Australia. "We are delighted to appoint Andrew and Melissa to the roles of president and vice president. They each bring substantial ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... grilling superannuation funds on their real estate holdings and has argued industry funds should not be allowed to buy housing. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia today said allowing super to pay for home deposits will be inequitable ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... leaves interest rates untouched for the foreseeable future - which ultimately should be welcomed to avoid the risk of housing and share market bubbles." Business NSW said the budget was likely to be broadly supported by many in the business community. ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... said. It comes as the Master Builders Association has pushed for a proposal for the early release of super to address housing affordability. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the proposal would inflate the price of a property by $50,000 and eat into ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... period, as Australian investors - including super funds and family offices - increased their exposures to clean energy, housing, education, health and conservation. The report shows 93% of those surveyed found their impact expectations are being met ...

Grattan Institute chief retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... leadership Grattan has waded into a myriad of public policy debates relating to health, education, budgets, tax, transport and housing. Most recently, Daley and Grattan have made headlines arguing the superannuation guarantee is too high and that Australians ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... Australian property prices weren't in meltdown mode back then. They are now! Fresh data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) adds to those I've already painted in my previous piece, " Australian property market slump ". According to HIA ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... superannuation system and resist further changes to the system. The Association's submission, which also raises issues of housing affordability, infrastructure funding, red tape and how to better integrate superannuation with social security policy ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Aspiring first home buyers remain fearful of their financial futures with new research showing the housing affordability crisis is impacting financial confidence. The survey, commissioned by Westpac, found the majority of first home buyers are not feeling ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison last month said the Government was "launching the next phase of its comprehensive housing affordability package" by releasing draft legislation to help Australians buy their first home, and encouraged interested stakeholders ...