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Super funds probed on liquidity, rental assistance measures

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
Standing Committee on Economics chair Tim Wilson has written to superannuation funds seeking numbers on liquidity, unlisted assets and stimulus measures by April 29. In a letter sent to superannuation funds last Wednesday, Wilson has asked funds to ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... facilitate this." Morelli said the SMSF Association is aware of individuals being suggested they access super early to pay rent. "The decision to access superannuation early is a significant one with long term impacts and it would be beneficial if individuals ...

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... COVID-19 is very disruptive for tenants and how they carry on with their business," he said. "Tenants are obligated to pay rent but with the global temporary shutdown developing, it will make sense for landlords to help their tenants navigate through ...

Self-isolation to accelerate secular trends

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Conversely, it would have a flow through effect of less demand for office space which adversely affects office landlord's rent roll longer term. "The answer to this is something [I] suspect no one will know short term, but is an interesting paradigm ...

Shortseller ordered to pay $900,000 by court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
The New South Wales supreme court has ordered Bonitas Research and its principal Matthew Wiechert to pay about $900,000 in damages and costs to ASX-listed Rural Funds Management. Texas-based Bonitas, last August, published a report alleging RFF was ...

Opportunities and threats amid COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... retail to perform poorly during this period as landlords will pull out all stops to keep vacancy in their centres down -think rent relief or escalated capital contributions as more tenants turnover," he said. "Assets with a higher discretionary composition ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... cent of GDP." Wait there's more... to come. "More will be announced this week as the government unveils details of its rent-relief measures. Residential and commercial landlords will be banned for six months from evicting tenants affected by the ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... interests between employees and employers in this case. When asked whether more could be done to help those in big cities afford rent, Morrison said there is a moratorium on evictions for commercial and residential leases and further rental assistance ...

Rent relief welcome news for SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... some relief form the impacts of COVID-19. The Australian Tax Office has given permission for these SMSFs to now reduce the rent for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years. The news was welcomed by SuperConcepts, which said it had received many queries ...

Banks throw more businesses a lifeline

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... local shopping centres, pubs, clubs and restaurants, who must agree not to terminate leases or evict current tenants for rent arrears due to COVID19 in order to access support." The changes will help protect small businesses from being evicted if they ...