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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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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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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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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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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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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