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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 ...

EQT names manager for major philanthropy client

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... established in 1964 and has distributed more than $105 million in grants since then. The foundation focuses on four key areas - housing and employment, health, education and agriculture - and is stewarded by chair Sandy Clark as well as Jane Gilmour ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... in the years before the global financial crisis. Download The Good Economics Guide: Making sense of key economic data Housing credit slowed to a year-on-year rate of 6.2% in January from 6.2% in the previous month as a deceleration in lending for investor ...

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... management firm is hoping to raise more than $9 million to acquire a Queensland retirement village, providing affordable housing for older Australians receiving government assistance. Hamilton Asset Management is looking to raise $9.06 million via its ...

FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... of OneVue, the Australian Office of Financial Management, and is the chairman of the Commonwealth Government Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce. Feldmanis spent four years at TCorp as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years' experience ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... though and Townsend's clients who have otherwise viewed the markets as benign are beginning to worry. The potential for a housing market crash is also front of mind for many Australians, with pockets showing signs of a bubble. "Oversupply of apartments ...

Lendlease and Canadian pension fund enter $2.6bn investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... committing $606 million or 80% of the joint venture's initial investment. Lendlease has already committed $1.4 billion to housing and infrastructure in the development and will accelerate the delivery of private rental and affordable homes. Construction ...

AMP Capital adds key social infrastructure asset

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... infrastructure PPP assets in Australia and New Zealand in sectors such as education, health, justice, defence, community housing, recreational facilities and transport. It now owns 13 assets worth more than $650 million.

Early super release consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... reviewed. In terms of genuine hardship principles, some stakeholders have voiced the rules governing early release on housing grounds are too restrictive because they focus on owner occupiers rather than renters. Renters unable to meet payments may experience ...

New Year, new chair at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... member and accredited facilitator of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also sits on the boards of Horizon Housing Company and The Forde Foundation trust fund. Beyers' wealth of corporate governance experience as an adviser and director ...