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Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... amount of electricity used in a single Bitcoin transaction equivalent to 78.5 days of consumption in the average US household, according to the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. Meanwhile, recent insights from NFT Club suggest 1.37 trees ...

Australians plough record cash into managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... of capital into managed funds in 2021 is a direct consequence of both higher risk appetite and piles of ready cash on household balance sheets. They are not alone. Investors around the world have behaved in a similar way."

IFM, Citi pour $300m into Household Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Home equity retirement funder Household Capital has secured $300 million in financing from IFM Investors and Citi. The securitisation debt facility will allow Household Capital to meet what it has identified as an increasing demand from retired Australian ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... higher virus transmission. An acceleration in vaccine rollout could enable a faster reopening and a rapid pick-up of household consumption, given the stock of excess savings," the OECD said. "On the other hand, were significant COVID-19 outbreaks to ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... vs a year ago (-1.9% to 91.9), the economic conditions in the next 5 years (-1.2% to 109.2), and time to buy a major household item (-7.2% to 112.0). And consistent with the NAB's employment conditions findings, unemployment expectations jumped sharply ...

Profit boost for CBA, ups remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... 30 saw CBA's net profit after tax grow almost 20% to $8.7 billion, driven by business lending, home lending and household deposits. Remediation costs totalled $575 million for the period, of which $326 million relates to historical aligned advice ...

SMSFA adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... appointed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to the three-member Retirement Income Review panel. She currently leads Household Capital's advisory board and recently joined an advisory panel set up by Allianz Retire+. Ralston is also a non-executive director ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... insurance provides stable, long-term investment and injects significant funds into the economy. Life insurance channels household savings into productive investment, enables risk to be managed efficiently, complements social insurance and fosters more ...

Australian Unity to acquire aged care facility provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... both in-home and residential settings," she said. She added that Greengate's aged care residences operate on the small household model endorsed by the Royal Commission. Australian Unity intends to finance the acquisition via its issue of the $120 million ...

Deborah Ralston joins Household Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
Household Capital has appointed the retirement expert to chair its advisory board. Effective this month, Deborah Ralston will lead the retirement funding provider's advisory board, replacing Jack Diamond. Sitting alongside her on the board is Peter ...