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What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... "first and foremost consumers". "Removing future inflows to destination economies forgoes would-be migrant spending on housing, goods, and services, dampening aggregate demand and weighing on inflation in the early years of the scenario," the report ...

ART pumps $3bn in Australian property funds

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

... investment in Australian property, investing $3 billion across six local funds. ART said the investments will help develop housing supply, new offices and jobs-generating industrial land, and support community and economic growth. The investments include ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026

... in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of prices and ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026

... artificial intelligence can do things they didn't expect it to be able to do for them," she says. Amid a shortage of housing in Australia, Lockhart says private credit also bridges the financing gap for residential development and a rising interest ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026

... rate in other jurisdictions, including California, which is a bit higher than 37% on average." Chalmers added standalone housing tends to have strong capital gains relative to other assets, as well as more scope for leverage, which has been a recipe ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026

... conditions that underpinned years of bank outperformance, including falling interest rates, low inflation and uninterrupted housing credit growth had reversed simultaneously. "We could be seeing the start of a regime shift," Chesler said. "Australian ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026

... heavy machinery that use most of Australia's diesel. "This Federal Budget includes serious tax reform to deal with the housing crisis, but a patchwork of fossil fuel subsidies and short-term handouts that keep us dependent on fossil fuels from volatile ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026

... increasingly diversified, spanning sectors from self-storage and student accommodation to life sciences, data centres and senior housing. Instead, Bedingfield pointed to senior housing in North America as one of the most compelling structural growth ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026

... like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). These policies, Chalmers said, will help deal with the collapse in housing affordability which has disproportionately impacted younger Australians. The reforms are about rebalancing a tax system that ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... the economy will not come out on top. Last night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers' jampacked "five budgets in one" covered housing, fuel security, cost-of-living relief, tax reforms and productivity improvement. The highly anticipated overhauls to the capital ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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