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Vanguard Super reignites fee war with launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Three years after it first announced plans for a superannuation offering, Vanguard is now home to one of the cheapest MySuper products - a lifecycle solution that auto-adjusts 36 times. It was back in November 2019 that Vanguard's Robin Bowerman ...

Consultation opens on NHIF remit expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
The government is seeking stakeholder views on broadening the remit of the National Housing Finance Infrastructure Facility (NHIF), administered by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), to attract more private capital into ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... Oliver explained real business investment is expected to grow by around 5% over the year ahead. Further, he acknowledged home approvals may have dropped by 25% however the large pipeline of home-building work yet to be completed, due to poor weather ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... rising mortgage rates. "The surge in fixed mortgage rates and then variable rates has substantially reduced the amount new home buyers can borrow and hence their capacity to pay for a home," Oliver said. Oliver noted that the current decline in average ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...

CPI poses awkward optics for RBA: Economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) commentary sometimes infers that Australia's inflation circumstances are different or less challenging than elsewhere in the developed country complex, but GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller believes that any "difference" ...

Melissa Caddick's home sells

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... The house went on the market in September, listed by Sydney Sotheby's International Realty. A five-bedroom, four-bathroom home with views of Sydney Harbour, the property at 5 Wallangra Road was expected to fetch over $10 million. While Jones Partners ...

Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Service Award and Innovation Award. TAL Life was the winner of the Overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, also taking home the Term Life Award, Trauma Rider Award and Innovation Product Award. NobleOak Life received the TPD Award, Income Protection ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
The Future Fund produced a return of -0.6% for the first quarter of the financial year, while developed listed markets fell 5.2%. The sovereign wealth fund's assets under management (AUM) are now $193 billion, falling by $1.25 billion over the quarter. ...

ANZ told to pay $25m for 20-year failure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... benefits for about two decades. The Breakfree package was introduced in 2003 and was offered with several ANZ products including home loans, credit cards and transaction accounts for an annual fee up until late 2021. About 690,000 ANZ customers did not ...