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Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... street of Florence, etc. and is considering installing barriers around the Fontana di Trevi. The spread of COVID-19 gave Europeans what they wished for, a reduction in tourist numbers. Italy - considered the virus' epicentre in Europe - has reportedly ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... the supremo gets the majority vote. Given Brexit's historical precedence, it's understandable that Britons and Europeans and the rest of the world are not holding their collective oxygen intake. However, Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney ...

Aussie HNWIs slip down global rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... accounted for half of the global decline of US$2 billion. China accounted for the large drop in wealth by 53%, while Europeans lost US$500 billion. Despite the shrinking portfolios, the 2500 HNWIs surveyed from across the globe said their trust and satisfaction ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Australians are not alone when it comes to leaving retirement savings on the table from a lack of financial literacy. However, Europeans arguably face a steeper learning curve. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2018 Income Barometer Survey, which interviewed ...

EU to offer cross-border pension scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... European pension system - concentrated in some countries, while nearly non-existent in others. Accordingly, only 27% of Europeans aged between 25 and 59 have subscribed to a pension product. "Our social and welfare systems are already coming under pressure. ...

Chief economist update: Malcolm puts agricuture in the middle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... that he gets a win on his free trade negotiations (FTA) with Europe. According to the Australian Financial Review, "the Europeans are still some months away from agreeing on their opening negotiation position" but Australia is shovel-ready except for ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... started 12 years ago, there's still quite a different way of approaching sustainable investing between the Americans, the Europeans and Australians," Cheang says. Ultimately, super funds and other instos have to be clear on what they are trying to accomplish. ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... argued that the challenges the Eurozone is facing are a result of "a problem of the architecture of the Eurozone." "Europeans like to think that the European Union is the magnificent construction of the EU spirit. But none of that is true: the EU was ...

Tsipras has a dream

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... Eurozone, once you catch it you can't get rid of it." This is what I typed on this space way back in June 2011 when the Europeans were in the midst of a sovereign debt crisis with Greece at the epicentre of it all. Well, don't look now. We have another ...

Default pensions 'very logical' solution: Brogden

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... to meet the needs of retirees. "Australia is almost unique in the world pension market that we give people lump sums. Europeans are stunned that we give people a lump sum - by which I mean they are stunned that we risk people losing all their money overnight." ...
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