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Rate cut lifts confidence, says Westpac » Consumers are looking more confident after last week's interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), a survey finds. (11/10/2011) brought to you by AAP The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment increased by 6.3 per cent in November from 97.2 in October to 103.4 in November. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said the result was in-line with his expectations and was clearly driven by the RBA's decision to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points on Tuesday last week. "The cut represented the first interest rate reduction since April 2009 and comes only a few... Worst quarter for super since Lehman Bros collapse »   27 October, 2011 AUSTRALIAN superannuation funds posted their worst three-month returns since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, according to superannuation research and consultancy firm Chant West.                   Median growth funds (61-80% growth assets) fell a further 1.9% in September, contributing to a loss of 5.1% for the quarter and adding to what the firm said was the worst quarter since the collapse of the US-based Lehman Brothers investment bank in the December 2008 quarter. The report attributed the loss to the unresolved debt crisis in Europe... We'll outlive our super: report » Jeff Whalley November 03, 2011 AUSTRALIA'S superannuation pool will grow more than fourfold with 20 years to $6 trillion - but the nation will still face a severe shortfall in retirement savings, according to a new report. Most Baby Boomers had too little superannuation to fund their retirement and the gap would not close by 2030, despite the forthcoming increase in compulsory contributions, the report said. Released yesterday by financial services group Deloitte, it claimed the nation's total super assets of about $1.4 trillion would grow to $3 trillion by 2020, $4.... Interest rate joy for homeowners » Stephen McMahon November 01, 2011   BANKS have already started to cut interest rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia reduced its cash rate by 25 points today. The Reserve Bank of Australia today slashed rates by 25 basis points in a bid to boost consumer spending and turn around the depressed property market. The pressure is on the big banks to pass on the rate cut in full through lower lending rates. Westpac won the race by cutting interest rates by the full 25 basis points less than 20 minutes after the RBA announcement. This will lower its stan... Super investments » Chris Tolhurst October 8, 2011 Investing super funds in property is not easy but can provide some protection from volatile sharemarkets. Changes to self-managed super rules make bricks and mortar more appealing. Not many people do it but investing in property through a do-it-yourself superannuation fund can be a winning move. Studies show the long-term returns from housing and shares are about the same: an average 11.5 per cent a year in the past 80 years. There's another plus, too, when you hold part of your super in bricks and mortar. The strategy broadens your asset base and offe... A crash in property prices? Don't bet on it » October 6, 2011 Illustration: John Shakespeare Could this be a real estate salesman's fantasy come true? If financial armageddon is what you crave, there's plenty to feed your habit right now; a rout on global sharemarkets, commodity prices crashing, the dollar under attack and panic on debt markets. But then there's good old Aussie bricks and mortar. It has held up well during a time of almost unprecedented economic uncertainty. Despite a veritable army of doomsayers - as evidenced by the number of websites and chat rooms - salivating at the prospect of a crash in property prices, so ... Five suburbs on the up and up » David Adams October 2, 2011 Which suburbs do best in the long term? Drawing on REIV figures, Sunday Domain profiles the five Melbourne suburbs that had the greatest capital growth in median house prices over a 10-year period - from the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of this year. Malvern A tightly held enclave just eight kilometres south-east of the CBD, Malvern, like Hawthorn, has easy access to some of Melbourne's most highly regarded private schools. Noting that the schools are a key factor in the suburb's desirability, John Chartres, director at Thomson Real Estate's... Interest rates on hold again » Jeff Whalley October 04, 2011 UPDATE 4.14pm: AUSTRALIA'S mortgage belt has been spared more hip-pocket pain with the Reserve Bank this afternoon leaving the interest rate at 4.75 per cent. The central bank last raised the rate in November 2010, from 4.5 per cent. The RBA board was widely tipped to keep rates on hold at today's monthly meeting as inflation pressures ease and fears mount that the economy could soon be buffeted by a worsening European economic crises. RBA governor Glenn Stevens today said it would take more time for evidence of the impact of turbulence in European ... Big Banks cut rates » 11 August 2011 AMIR KHAWAJA A WEEK ago experts were warning interest rates were going up. Now Commonwealth, Westpac and St George - led the pack yesterday reducing their interest rates on fixed-term loans. The fixed-term rates offered by these lenders are now well below the average discount variable rates which rise and fall with movements in the Reserve Bank's Variable rates are favoured by the vast majority of home borrowers but the head of retail banking services at Commonwealth Bank, Ross Mc Ewan, said yesterday many borrowers wanted certainty with their home loan repayments and that f... NRAS Property - Now a viable Investment Alternativ... »   September 27, 2011 In the face of housing becoming less and less affordable to average Australians the Government has established the NRAS in an effort to alleviate some of the pain being brought about by rising home prices and soaring rents. The scheme is proving to be a hit with property investors, eager to claim the Government’s incentives. In the plan, the NRAS will create a new class of investment housing - one that attracts significant support from the Federal Government in the form of the National Rental Incentive. There will be additional support from State and Territory Government...

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