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Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
In August, Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker recorded the highest level of mortgage stress since it first began tracking in early 2019. More than two in five (42%) homeowners struggled to pay their home loan in August with an estimated 1.4 million ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... proposed by the Liberal and National Parties would be of little benefit to people in the 'traditional' first-home buyer age cohort of 25-34 years, because their accumulated superannuation savings are typically too small for withdrawing even the ...

AMP BOLR litigants face lengthy payout process

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
Despite the Federal Court greenlighting the AMP Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) lawsuit settlement amount, there is still a long way to go before financial advisers can have peace of mind with the payout process to potentially draw out to mid-2025. This ...

Federal Court approves AMP BOLR class action settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
The Federal Court has approved the $100 million Buyer of Last Resort (BOLR) class action settlement despite some participants objecting to it, calling for a larger payout and making AMP accountable for its actions. Justice McElwaine approved the settlement ...

Global X's best three ideas for portfolio construction

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... equities of the ASX 200, and then writes covered calls on the equities. The provider sells the call options forward to a buyer, who pays a premium for the right to purchase the stocks if they rise beyond a certain price threshold. He added, however ...

'Opaque asset class' needs regulation: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
The investment manager is advocating for greater regulatory oversight of the private credit sector, pushing for a more secure and transparent investment environment. Labelling the asset class as "opaque," Emanuel Datt, chief investment officer at Datt ...

AOF sells another asset, flags delisting

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... the REIT faces an uncertain future. AOF is set to offload 64 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra for $21.2 million to an unnamed buyer, 10% cheaper than its June 30 valuation of $23.55 million. The transaction is expected to finalise in November. Responsible ...

'Growing revenues, not AUM, is the new name of the game': ISS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
The relationship between assets under management (AUM) and revenue growth has broken down as fund buyers - both retail and institutional - increasingly embrace lower-fee index funds. This comes as interest in more expensive active strategies appears ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
New housing lending unexpectedly fell in May, declining by 1.7% for the month. Lending to owner-occupiers and to investors both fell in the month but remain well above levels seen this time last year. In fact, new lending to investors has been very ...

Social media, news addiction cost returns: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
Investors addicted to the financial news cycle and social media hype tend to time the market and forego substantial returns compared to staying the course, according to Morningstar. The "hyper-informed" investor is one who incessantly checks stock prices ...