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Westpac in fresh $87m remediation program

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... including buy backs, renounceable and non-renounceable rights issues, share purchase plans and takeovers. These include purchasing additional shares often at a discount to the market price, the creation of temporary rights or options that can be sold ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... And ultra-high-net-worth individuals, defined as those with a net worth over US$30 million, are generally the group purchasing this category of real estate. In Australia, this group grew by 10.9% in 2020 to 3124 Australians. This population is forecasted ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... all items increase". Unable to buy brand new vehicles because of production and supply constraints, the Joneses are purchasing used cars. They have the wherewithal to do so - compliments of the Federal Reserve's low interest rates and the Biden administration's ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... respondents agreed they like to try new products if they're on sale, or if they receive a discount or points for purchasing". Mckinsey & Company's August 2020 article - in the midst of the pandemic - reports that, "price consciousness is on the ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board, "Consumers' renewed optimism boosted their purchasing intentions for homes, autos and several big-ticket items". And why the heck not? US consumers' fear of catching the ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK and Japan. The PMI is based on monthly surveys ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... higher income that can afford a home already. The lobby group also says that housing prices will go up, as people's purchasing power increases. "Australia already has some of the most expensive housing in the world. With the prevailing macro-economic ...

Foreign investors face tip offs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
The government has released a new compliance campaign to crack down on foreign investors purchasing residential property and ensuring they are abiding by the guidelines. The Tip Off campaign encourages people to send information to the tax office about ...

Chief economist update: Letter V going viral in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... under the Term Funding Facility down to 0.1%; the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances down to zero; and, purchasing A$100 billion worth of government bonds of maturities of around 5 to 10 years over the next six months. Since then, the political ...

Rest increases admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... some options were lower than estimated, due to factors such as reduced performance-related fees and reduced property purchasing costs." The estimated fees for Bonds, Shares, Australian Shares and Overseas Shares have increased, while those for Balanced-indexed ...