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Aussies confident about retirement spending: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... has spurred Aussies (68%) to focus on their finances. They prioritise paying off debts and their mortgage followed by purchasing a property. As with previous years, Aussie's investment expectations remain unrealistically high. Australian investors are ...

Aware Super builds out affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... essential worker affordable housing for more than three years and during that time we have refined our approach from purchasing excess stock to underwriting shovel ready projects to now building and developing units ourselves." The fund already has an ...

Former Regal FM portfolio manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... enforcement action against the fund manager and issued a formal no-action letter. "Mr Rands' pattern of trading involved purchasing Clearview Wealth shares which had the effect of increasing or restoring the Clearview Wealth share price shortly following ...

Abrdn acquires robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
The Scottish wealth management firm is purchasing Exo Investing from Nucoro and will produce a digital wealth management app with AI capabilities. The acquisition will help Abrdn develop an industry-leading technology solution for investors powered ...

Former Millennium3 representatives cop ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... Further, ASIC determined they did not supervise and monitor the practice or had a proper due diligence process when purchasing NCFS's client book. When NCFS took on new clients in May 2015, ASIC found neither Parry nor Price took sufficient steps to ...

Westpac in fresh $87m remediation program

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... including buy backs, renounceable and non-renounceable rights issues, share purchase plans and takeovers. These include purchasing additional shares often at a discount to the market price, the creation of temporary rights or options that can be sold ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... And ultra-high-net-worth individuals, defined as those with a net worth over US$30 million, are generally the group purchasing this category of real estate. In Australia, this group grew by 10.9% in 2020 to 3124 Australians. This population is forecasted ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... all items increase". Unable to buy brand new vehicles because of production and supply constraints, the Joneses are purchasing used cars. They have the wherewithal to do so - compliments of the Federal Reserve's low interest rates and the Biden administration's ...

Chief economist: The wages of slow wages growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... respondents agreed they like to try new products if they're on sale, or if they receive a discount or points for purchasing". Mckinsey & Company's August 2020 article - in the midst of the pandemic - reports that, "price consciousness is on the ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Franco, Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board, "Consumers' renewed optimism boosted their purchasing intentions for homes, autos and several big-ticket items". And why the heck not? US consumers' fear of catching the ...