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Future Super cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
Future Super has gifted its members a fee cut for the holidays, with fees set to reduce over all of the ethical super fund's investment options. The admin fee on the fund's Balanced Index option is reducing from 0.65% per annum to 0.554% per ...

Reverse mortgages used to extinguish debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... pay off existing dent, while 21% purchase a new car. An equal number (18%) of seniors draw on their home equity to fund holidays and have extra income on hand. The use of reverse mortgage loans to payoff existing debt is on the rise, particularly since ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... record a fall in values over the month. But with the government's fiscal support set to taper from October and repayment holidays expiring at the end of March next year, Lawless believes the medium term outlook remains skewed to the downside. "Record ...

Chief economist update: We're all Victorians now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... health support for business owners and relief for tourism operators who can no longer work on Melbourne-based visitors for holidays" (news.com.au). The Australian Federal government is also expected implement spending measures in aid of Victoria. For ...

Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... (ASX: AMA) and Viva Energy (ASX: VEA) as key beneficiaries as people start driving to work or driving interstate to go on holidays. For the same reason, Oberg is positive on the travel sector and likes stocks such as Webjet (ASX: WEB), Ingenia (ASX ...

ASIC urges insurance flexibility

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... help consumers keep key coverage. "This might include, where appropriate and reasonable, measures including premium 'holidays', deferrals, or reductions for a reasonable period of time," ASIC said. "ASIC also expects insurers to communicate proactively ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... suffered the same blows, with Hobart the worst off. Prices rose 2.7% in Hobart thanks to a strong increase in domestic holidays with increased tourist demand in the state. Meanwhile, prices in Darwin only rose 0.5% over 2019. Price increases in the other ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... temporary migrants in the labour market. Australia has a high proportion of international students and people on working holidays participating in the labour markets - with these demographic segments largely in unskilled, lower-wage sectors like hospitality. ...

Boutique shuts Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... founded in 2002 by Clive Gaunt and Wayne Jones, with the latter acting as the portfolio manager. Just before the December holidays, the fund received a redemption request representing roughly 60% of the fund's assets. In response, it decided to suspend ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... will add the most value to them, whether that be helping them pay down home loan debt, assisting in buying a family car, holidays away or the school fees. This gives our Baby Boomer clients tremendous satisfaction to see their wealth put towards something ...