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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... reasonably consistent with our pre-existing views of the economy - as far as it relates to the near-term outlook." Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the value of total value of dwelling finance commitments ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... commercial construction activity returned into negative territory after expanding in the previous three months. Activity in the housing sector contracted for the second month while conditions in the apartment sector were weaker with activity recording ...

Advisers must know more than client history

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... 2015-2016 financial year the AFA Foundation raised $210,000 for a range of charities including Black Dog Institute, Women's Housing and MS Research Australia. Sarah-Le Lacheur said successful advice practices are getting to know the whole client and ...

New Blue Sky MD shoots for $5bn

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... chronic level of undersupply," indicating a significant investment opportunity for the company in the future. Student housing was also highlighted: Blue Sky has acquired seven separate sites in the sector, representing roughly 3900 beds. "With the backing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... index's rise above the 50 expansion/contraction mark is the first since May this year, driven primarily by a solid upturn in housing activity that more than offset the fall in commercial work. In its report, Markit/CIPS noted that, "Survey respondents ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... private credit growth had been on a downward trend since it recorded a 6.7% pace back in October last year. Credit to housing increased by 6.5% in the year to August, slower than the previous month's 6.6% rate and 7.3% at the start of the year as loans ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... previous month. This is lower than consensus expectations for a 0.5% increase and pints to continued weakness in the US housing market in the coming months. US new home sales (reported previously) dropped by 7.6% in the month of August. Eurozone confidence ...

Aspen Group appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... founding managing director; like Aspen, AMB focused on property investment via 360 Capital Property Group, Providence Housing, Blue HQ Marinas and Bluestone OCM. Prior to AMB, Cann held senior roles at ING, J.P. Morgan and Aberdeen Asset Management. ...

No new monetary policy moves on horizon: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... said that instead of this, a significant amount of the liquidity has been directed in to non-productive assets such as housing, equities and bonds, potentially creating bubbles in these markets. Likewise, quantitative easing performed by certain central ...

Green light for SMSF family property investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... "What is important at this juncture is that the government recognises that there are commercial solutions to the issue of housing funding for those looking to buy property. Unlike some overseas models, where money is released from the pension to help ...