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Tasmania remains best performing state: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... including economic growth, retail spending, equipment investment, unemployment, construction work done, population growth, housing finance and dwelling commencements. Tasmania ranked first on construction, retail spending, relative unemployment and dwelling ...

Scariest themes for investors revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... buffers. Asked if APRA's recently announced macro-prudential measures to cool down borrowing would be successful in slowing housing prices and mortgage credit, 60% thought APRA would be back with stronger measures shortly to cool down the extremely hot ...

Aware Super invests in hotel site

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... APG and Aware Super over the coming years." The $140 billion super fund recently bumped up its commitment to affordable housing with the acquisition of a site in Melbourne. Aware Super and its investment Partner Altis Property Partners purchased the ...

Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... time around the rules will mostly impact single income earners. "When restrictions were introduced to cool the Australian housing market in 2017 the stated aim was clearly to quell the risks of too much interest-only lending, especially to investors ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... who are in out-of home-care, suicide prevention initiatives and the investment approach to welfare spending and public housing. Miller recently completed the Australian Actuaries Intergenerational Equity Index for the Actuaries Institute which sought ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
In its submission to the federal government's inquiry into housing affordability, Industry Super Australia has suggested superannuation funds could play a key role in creating more affordable housing. "Simply increasing overall housing stock will not ...

Aware Super builds out affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The $140 billion super fund is furthering its commitment to affordable housing with the acquisition of a site in Melbourne. Aware Super and its investment Partner Altis Property Partners purchased the 7000 square metre Bayview on the Park site and will ...

AustralianSuper to shutter property option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... the property option changes to AustralianSuper's view of an impending crash in property prices. Longo said falling housing prices wouldn't affect its holdings in commercial property. While AustralianSuper's MySuper option is among the top ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
Super funds may be able to access an income stream from the federal government for investments in affordable housing under a new scheme, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference has heard. Appearing at the conference ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... development and long-term ownership of rental communities in urban locations, benefiting from a growing demand for rental housing and an undersupply of high-quality accommodation. All homes developed by Goodstone Living will be focused on promoting decarbonisation ...