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Weighing the lucrative expat lifestyle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... the changes to tax legislation announced by the Federal Government in last year's Budget. As part of its housing affordability package, the Government is stripping the main residence exemption (MRE) from capital gains tax (CGT). "Even though only 30% ...

Software provider wins European asset management mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... superannuation administration, with support for Superstream member account attribute service (MAAS) and government housing affordability measures. Bravura chief operating officer APAC Jon Alder said the maturity of the Sonata delivery platform was proven ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... The majority of non-property investors support the modification of negative gearing policy as fears over housing affordability grow. New research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) shows 55% of non-property investors would ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... combination of the historically low interest rate environment in Australia and low levels of affordability for residential housing is causing millennial investors to think in new ways about investment and wealth creation. Low cost, small minimum investment ...

Boutique aims to tackle retiree housing affordability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... management firm is hoping to raise more than $9 million to acquire a Queensland retirement village, providing affordable housing for older Australians receiving government assistance. Hamilton Asset Management is looking to raise $9.06 million via its ...

REST rolls out its millennial pitch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... long term issue such as superannuation, when they are most likely to have shorter term priorities such as housing affordability and lifestyle," Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said. "Concerns relating to rule changes to superannuation ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... challenges which will be difficult for AFCA to overcome," the submission said. Alongside the passage of AFCA, two housing affordability measures - the First Home Buyers Super Savers Scheme and the Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures - ...

Property investing key to outlasting super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... housing finance and dwelling starts, he said. Meanwhile, a new report from Industry Super Australia shows housing affordability in Sydney and Melbourne has reached crisis point - and Canberra is not too far behind. "In the past five years, incomes in ...

Younger generations gaining super ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... long term issue such as superannuation, when they are most likely to have shorter term priorities such as housing affordability and lifestyle," Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said. "Concerns relating to rule changes to superannuation ...

Industry Super pushes for affordable housing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... new asset class that targets institutional funds and offers affordable rental housing could help curb the housing affordability crisis, Industry Super Australia's latest whitepaper shows. ISA chief economist and report author Stephen Anthony said affordability ...