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Family office, KKR buy up regional Queensland airports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... market with strong macro tailwinds. Queensland Airports plays an important role in connecting Queensland communities to the rest of Australia and beyond," KKR head of Australia and New Zealand infrastructure Andrew Jennings said. "We look forward to ...

Industry funds dominate ASX

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... The "big eight" industry funds - AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), Aware Super, UniSuper, Hostplus, Cbus, Rest, and HESTA, which command over half of all APRA-regulated superannuation assets, account for about 12% of the $2.7 trillion ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... reasons for house price rises, with 70% of house price increases being attributable directly to falls in interest rates. The rest is caused by Australia's massive net inward migration, restrictions on supply which at the moment include planning regulations ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
In August, Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker recorded the highest level of mortgage stress since it first began tracking in early 2019. More than two in five (42%) homeowners struggled to pay their home loan in August with an estimated 1.4 million ...

Powerhouse Ventures to acquire Aliwa

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
Powerhouse Ventures (PVL) is set to take over Aliwa Funds Management in a bid to expand into micro-cap investing. The ASX-listed firm entered a binding agreement with Aliwa for a consideration of $500,000 made upfront in an all-scrip deal at $0.04 per ...

Court freezes assets of company director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Federal Court has made orders to freeze the assets of company director David McWilliams and numerous companies associated with him that offered investment opportunities in purpose-built, NDIS-compatible property development schemes. McWilliams and ...

ASIC sees case against Rest thrown out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
ASIC's case against Rest, in which it alleged the super fund misled members about their ability to transfer superannuation out of the fund, has been thrown out by the Federal Court. The case focused on Rest's past practices around rollover requests ...

BlackRock revamps private credit business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
BlackRock is restructuring its private debt arm, saying private credit is "one of the firm's top priorities" and it intends to become a leader in the space. BlackRock is creating a Global Direct Lending business within its existing private debt function ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
The government is consulting on new regulations to relax restrictions on legacy superannuation products which would allow individuals to exit unsuitable products and remove barriers to closing legacy funds. The purpose of the draft Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Pre-retirees expect less reliance on Age Pension: Investment Trends

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... investments. Retirees also rely on their partners' super (9%), and savings and investments (4%) for financial support. The rest is made up of rent from property (5%), equity release from the family home (9%), and other (8%). "There's a clear gap ...