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Sharp building approvals in 1Q drop highlights shortage in housing

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Simon Arraj, Founder and Responsible Manager of Vado Private, believes further cuts in interest rates this year could stimulate construction activity and help to lift housing supply in Australia’s biggest cities,

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18 Jul 2025

Lower official rates could hit cash investors after RBA cut

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The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates in May will lead to lower earnings for people who keep their money in cash. At its May meeting, the Reserve Bank

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22 May 2025

Household wealth hits record high, but 67% of wealth held in property; are Australians overexposed?

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Australians household wealth hit a record high in the December quarter of 2024 at $16.95 trillion, with property accounting for 67% of wealth, exposing Australians to a risk of wealth erosion

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31 Mar 2025

Investors need to position portfolios more defensively for more share volatility in 2025

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Investors should be positioning their portfolios to include more defensive investments in what could be a more volatile year for shares in 2025 after a sharp drop in share prices

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20 Dec 2024

Strong growth in business lending to support private credit returns

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The corporate loan market is strong, with an acceleration in business credit growth highlighting the Australian economy remains relatively robust. Rising demand for funding will support returns on private credit,

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01 Oct 2024

Super assets strike high at $3.94 trillion, official data shows RBA report points to relatively low defaults in private credit market

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Australia’s superannuation savings struck a record high in the June quarter of $3.94 trillion, more of which is being invested in private assets as superannuation funds seek to diversify their

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30 Sep 2024

RBA says business lending is in Australia is in a ‘favourable’ position, supports private credit returns

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Business credit growth in Australia has gained momentum and is well above its average since the global financial crisis, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) noting that funding conditions

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26 Aug 2024

Investors pile into property while first home buyers priced out

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Investors are piling their money into residential property despite higher interest rates, with the annual growth in the value of investor home loans rising 30% in June from a year

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06 Aug 2024

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