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Former Wallaby departs Westpac for NAB

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... executive role at NAB. Waugh has been appointed as executive, broker distribution at NAB and will report to executive, home ownership Andy Kerr. Waugh spent four years at Westpac and in his most recent role led a team of over 200 in New South Wales and ...

Banks still failing customers after Royal Commission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... "Right now, ABS data shows that mortgage lending is at record highs. This is fuelling a housing boom that is pushing home ownership out of reach of many more Australians," he said. "Scrapping safe lending will land many people with large debts they can't ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... logic to put the benefits of super, which are realised for around 20 years in retirement, ahead of the benefits of home ownership, which are experienced for around 50 years - during both your working life and retirement," Wilson said. "You can save for ...

ISA calls SG increase delay a tax grab

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... multi-trillion trough they use to pay themselves bonuses in the tens of millions at the cost of take-home pay [and] home ownership."

DomaCom partners for Sharia-compliant home loans

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... educated with 78% at least holding graduate degrees, compared to 30% for the broader population. However, the rate of home ownership in the cohort is lower than the broader population (15% vs. 66%) The report estimates the Shariah-compliant mortgage ...

Household capital a retirement solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... with the home. RMIT echoed the sentiment of the Retirement Income Review (RIR) which found household capital and home ownership as an important fourth pillar. RMIT suggests the fourth pillar should include equity release options like reverse mortgages. ...

University debt weighs on personal investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... had a "moderate to very large" impact on their ability to start personal investing outside of superannuation. On home ownership, 50% said HECS-HEP debt impacted their ability to buy a house, with 18% labelling it as a "very large impact". About 41% said ...

Qualitas readies new fund with GURNER

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... strengths that can't be ignored." "Young, well-educated professionals are persistently prioritising lifestyle over home ownership, preferring comfortable, sustainable, well-located rentals over ownership. And once the immigration tap is turned back on ...

RIR reveals bleak financial upside for disabled people

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... the person is to have a lower income. People with disability in retirement have lower average wealth, and lower home ownership rates, compared with the total retired population, the review found. On average, people with disability in retirement have ...

Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the virtual ASFA Conference, Retirement Income Review Analysed, Cooper said that while home ownership is undoubtedly an important element in a comfortable retirement it should not be an issue for the superannuation system. ...