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Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... tad by now, or as both the ANZ and NAB reason, just to remove the "emergency accommodation". The problem is "Growth in housing debt has been outpacing the slow growth in household incomes for some time." Let's not bother with household incomes - it's ...

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... 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 ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... encouraged by the slowing in the property market but apprehensive over the "appreciating exchange rate" and "growth in housing debt" that "has been outpacing the slow growth in household incomes." Understandably, with the balance of risks for the Australian ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... property market - "although the composition had shifted towards owner-occupiers, with higher interest rates for investors in housing reflecting the ongoing effects of APRA's recent measures to strengthen lending standards in this area". The statement ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... for partnership. About 53% of life insurance executives surveyed said they preferred a partnership model, compared to in-housing (35.6%) or acquiring insurtechs (2.3%). "By combining their strengths, insurance firms and insurtechs will be positioned ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... economist Bill Evans explains it succinctly: "Pressures on family finances, concerns around interest rates, deteriorating housing affordability and rising energy prices have all weighed on confidence in 2017." This month's sentiment survey included additional ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... superannuation system and resist further changes to the system. The Association's submission, which also raises issues of housing affordability, infrastructure funding, red tape and how to better integrate superannuation with social security policy ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... in the retirement village sector, and with Australia's ageing population likely to fuel demand for quality retirement housing solutions, we believe this investment will deliver sustainable returns for our members for many years to come." The Queensland-based ...

Rethink the great Australian dream: Report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
Failure to address housing affordability issues could have long term national implications, with more Australians entering retirement without owning their home and low socioeconomic households forced out of cities, according to CEDA. In its latest report ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
... those aged around 65 (June quarter 2017, national) Modest lifestyle Comfortable lifestyle Single Couple Single Couple Housing - ongoing only $76.47 $73.41 $88.63 $102.75 Energy $43.99 $58.43 $44.64 $60.55 Food $78.54 $162.68 $112.20 $201.95 Clothing ...