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Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... and growth companies of the future will be found. "Our focus in recent years on the essentials - food, water, education, housing, student accommodation, agriculture and infrastructure - has been the key to this performance." Blue Sky is Australia's only ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... value that would allow pensioners to access equity for aged care. "At present very little of the equity in owner-occupied housing is being drawn down for other purposes," Australian Chamber chief executive Kate Carnell said. Carnell also suggests abolishing ...

Actuaries Institute asks for FSI to be implemented

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... without consideration of age pension costs, aged care costs and all sources of potential funding, including retirees' housing wealth. "The Institute strongly supports the Government's intention to remove legislative impediments to product innovation ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... In 2016 the institute plans to issue high profile white papers on topics such as data analytics, insurance, banking and housing wealth. It expects this will build on its public policy work in 2015, which included the "For Richer, For Poorer" retirement ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... managing director Scott Haslem said lower interest rates in Australia have helped cash-flow for consumers and supported the housing sector. He said it had also helped push the Australian dollar lower and the combination eased some of the import competition ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... 2.75% for the year and core inflation at 2%. Much of the economic growth looks set to come from infrastructure spending, housing construction and a boost to exports from the weaker Australian dollar. He added that job growth is likely to be a little ...

HESTA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... news follows on from HESTA announcing on January 13 that it had made a $6.7 million investment in Queensland community housing provider Horizon Housing. At the time, chief executive Debby Blakey said: "Many of our members are familiar with the difficulty ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... Australian economists will talk about the transition away from the mining boom to growth led by other sectors like tourism and housing. The currency and RBA will also feature, as will the manufacturing and services sectors. We'll also hear forecasts ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... factors in Australia are likely to have significant impact on its performance in the 21st century. "The recent increase in housing and utilities as a percentage of the consumption breakdown is worrying, as it points to bubble formation. Commodity price ...

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
HESTA has made a $6.7 million investment in Horizon Housing, a community housing provider operating in Queensland focused on increasing the supply of social and affordable housing and helping low income earners achieve home ownership. The super fund ...