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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 ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... aligning superannuation with other global retirement schemes, like 401k, which allow withdrawals for the purpose of purchasing a first home - drew criticism. The ACTU argued that this policy would lead to the effective dismantling of Australia's ...

TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... directly from TAL. On average, these test results take more than a week. TAL made similar changes in July for customers purchasing additional insurance through their super fund. TAL general manager of performance, portfolio management, and underwriting ...

ART, Perennial back debt collection fintech

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... supporting people around the world with a better experience managing debt," Foreman said. Second Quarter Ventures is also purchasing shares from "angel investors" and early employees to participate, the company added. "While our vision is global, I'm ...