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Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018

... that the A$ "faces headwinds from protectionist trade policies, tightening Chinese financial sector oversight, a weaker housing market, rising bank funding costs, pressure on its financial sector from a Royal Commission into its misconduct, and political ...

Spotlight on financial elder abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018

... which an older person transferred the title of her home to her son. The son agreed to provide ongoing care, support and housing, only to sell the house some years later and purchase a new home with no room for his mother. The arrangement was not in writing ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018

... As a result of this, "the banks move towards responsible lending over time and the flow of credit is constrained. The housing market slowly deflates." The second scenario is where income assessment is tightened and the HEM increases significantly. In ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018

... confidence to retire comfortably. Poor confidence levels resonated mostly among 40 to 59-year-olds; females; non-owner housing occupiers; those with no major investments and low income earners. The rising cost of living, global macroeconomic issues and ...

Chief economist update: Home cooling

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018

... capital cities." And if I may add, the latest results are also consistent with the easing in the annual growth rate in housing credit contained in the RBA's private sector credit report released earlier this month. That report showed credit to housing ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018

The majority of non-property investors support the modification of negative gearing policy as fears over housing affordability grow. New research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) shows 55% of non-property investors would ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018

... executive Michael Clancy told Financial Standard. Pre-retirees that lacked confidence included 40 to 59 year olds; non-owner housing occupiers; those with no major investments; and low income earners. The $7.2 billion fund found holding investments outside ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018

... combination of the historically low interest rate environment in Australia and low levels of affordability for residential housing is causing millennial investors to think in new ways about investment and wealth creation. Low cost, small minimum investment ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018

... falling behind the index. Interestingly, the pecking order reverses when calculated over 10 years ending 31 December, 2017. Housing the most number of underperforming funds in 2017, small and mid-cap funds were the best behaved in the last decade with ...

Super funds call for SG increase to aid women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018

... diminishing the number of women ending up homeless in older age. As a shorter-term strategy, the super fund is also proposing a Housing Crisis Relief Fund be established for women aged 55 and over that are either already living rough or facing the prospect ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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