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Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... finances, with 55% attributing the concern to the current state of the Australian economy. A further 44% blamed housing affordability as the cause of their unease, while 42% cited their level of household debt. The study was undertaken in December and ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... generation Z spend more money on travel and entertainment than older generations (48%) and that the lack of housing affordability will be another barrier to wealth (46%). "Through our research we have identified different risk habits and financial planning ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... and further easing," said Miall. Concluding Miall said: "We recognise that housing has had a big run up, housing affordability has come down - certainly in Sydney and Melbourne - but the factors that we would think would lead to a sharp fall in house ...

Retirees should draw on home equity: Productivity Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... housing. "This highlights the imperative of further and comprehensive focus on retirement income policy and housing affordability for low income households, reviews which would have benefits for older Australians, as well as the broader community," Chester ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... personal income tax rates would reduce concessions for higher earners and enhance revenue and could improve housing affordability, and financial stability. Adjusting pension policies in particular would need careful calibration and phasing," the IMF ...

Give first home buyers access to super: CEDA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... challenge of retirement income policy', Martin said: "Two key trends, our ageing population and decreasing housing affordability, mean Australia's retirement system structure needs a significant rethink." The report calls for an overhaul of retirement ...

Turnbull on super and housing debate: "a thoroughly bad idea"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... during an address at the Brisbane Club. "It's not what the superannuation system is designed to achieve. Housing affordability is a big issue in Australia but as we've demonstrated over many studies over many years, this is a supply side problem." Speaking ...

Hockey contemplates first home buyer access to super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... individuals to pay for housing often have the effect of driving up housing prices, eroding any positive impact on housing affordability," chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "Raiding the nest egg early to pay for a home deposit or other purposes is likely ...

La Trobe Financial appoints head of institutional mandates

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... a new mortgage product suite in response to the twin challenges of intergenerational wealth transfer and housing affordability in the country. Called parent-to-child (P2C), it is a loan facility that - as the name suggests - offers an alternative mortgage ...

Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Here we go again; a parliamentarian proposes a policy response to housing affordability involving superannuation and trade-side interest groups circle the wagons, warning of capital market calamity. Triggering this latest ruckus is that at end July ...