Raj Narayan

Gen Alpha already influences $8.5 trillion in global spending — and most of them haven’t even entered the earning stage. In the latest Business Talks Podcast, Gary Starr sits down with Mark McCrindle to unpack the power of Australia's youngest generation. Explore the full conversation: ▶️ YouTube | https://brnw.ch/21wUQ3d 🎧 Spotify | https://brnw.ch/21wUQ3c 🎵 Apple Music | https://brnw.ch/21wUQ3e

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💥 Australia’s housing market just hit another record! In the past 5 years, total residential value has jumped from $7.25 trillion to $11.6 trillion. 👉 That’s an increase of $4.35 trillion — the equivalent of adding 1.7 times Australia’s GDP. 👉 In just the last 3 months, housing stock added $213 billion in value — enough to “rebuild” a city the size of Brisbane. 👉 Today, the total value of housing across Australia is higher than the combined market cap of the ASX Top 50 companies (including CBA, BHP, NAB, and more). What’s driving this surge? 3 consecutive rate cuts → lifting buyer confidence Investors returning → new lending up 3.5% Second-tier cities leading → Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth growing nearly 10% year-on-year 🏡 Housing in Australia isn’t just shelter — it’s the country’s largest wealth reservoir. Spot the trend, act early, and the future becomes lighter to carry. ✨ #BellindaInsights #WinsproBA #RealEstateAustralia #PropertyInvestment #AustralianHousing #InvestmentStrategy #Brisbane #Adelaide #Perth #HousingMarket #WealthBuilding

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Fascinating strategy update from Secure Trust Bank today. Motor Finance being put into run-off with stopping on writing new loans to refocus on the existing 3 strong business units - Retail Finance, Commercial Finance and Real Estate Finance. FY24 segmental disclosure showed a stark contrast between the 3 ongoing businesses and Motor Finance. A highly rational financial decision. RNS states a pro-forma uplift on return on average equity (ROAE) of 800 bps on FY24 results. This puts them at the top of their target 14-16% ROAE, without any benefits of reinvesting the capital into the high return segments. The key detail seems to be the £25m of cost removal (out of a cost base of c£100m). Hidden away in the announcement is confirmation that H1 '25 trading is in line with expectations. https://lnkd.in/efmpwYCF

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Never let hard work get in the way of innovation. The team at the Australian Museum hatched this initiative from idea right through to an extraordinary outcome, raising over $1m in a mind blowing campaign combining grass roots and matched funding donors. The funds raised will be applied to delivering museum experiences for school students from low socioeconomic and regional areas, and low sensory visitation options for sensitive supporters. An extraordinary initiative and outcome - sending my thanks to friends here who contributed.

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