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Inflation weighing on next generation of retirees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... she said. "Concerns about inflation, mounting public debt, global geopolitical uncertainty, and domestic issues like the housing and cost-of-living crises have made retirement a daunting prospect for most Australians in this cohort. At the same time ...

Coalition's housing policy could cut Commonwealth Rent Assistance costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024
... costing analysis on savings in Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) anticipated from the Coalition's proposed super for housing policy. This policy would allow individuals to withdraw up to $50,000, up to a maximum 40% of their balance, from their superannuation ...

TCorp moves to new OneFund structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... government is creating OneFund, which sees the Debt Retirement Fund, NSW Infrastructure Future Fund, Social and Affordable Housing Fund, Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund, Treasury Managed Fund and Long Service Corporation funds combined, along with certain other ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
Innova Asset Management has entered the super and housing debate, saying allowing the use of leverage in superannuation it could help younger Australians who are locked out of the property market build wealth. Innova said millennials are firmly locked ...

Brighter Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Queensland. The fund is hunting for investment managers that are specialists in infrastructure, including energy and renewables, housing, property, and agriculture. Brighter Super already has $1 billion invested across Sunshine Coast Airport and the ...

Advisers shoulder massive wealth transfer

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... you're alive is becoming more paramount and more important with the cost-of-living pressures, and even help kids get into housing because this is a big issue in Australia," he says.

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... own their home outright compared to 25-39-year-old Millennials in 2021. AMP director of retirement Ben Hillier said as housing unaffordability and cost-of-living pressures rise, Australia's burgeoning retiree population faces a growing dilemma - how ...

Brighter Super seeks fund managers for $500m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024
... strong investment returns." The funds are set to be allocated across infrastructure, including energy and renewables, housing, property, and agriculture opportunities. "The strategy will position the fund to invest in key infrastructure projects for ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... already weak, lingering inflationary pressures in Australia appear to largely reflect cost-push factors in areas like housing, insurance and energy which "interest rates can't really contain". "For the RBA, however, the concern will be that the longer ...

REIT returns to come back strong: Expert

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... market, especially in cities with high populations. Similarly, he said the build-to-rent sector was promising as demand for housing continues to climb. Data centres are also an interesting investment as the artificial intelligence boom takes hold, Kruth ...