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ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... with key stakeholders and encouraging investee companies to achieve real-world emission reductions towards a low carbon economy." ART's net zero commitment covers Scope 3 category greenhouse gas emissions - the emissions from portfolio holdings. ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... skills passport. The Working Future report's contents aim to ensure more Australians leverage "big shifts" underway in the economy over the coming decades. The government said the paper preempts future challenges that will impact Australia's workforce ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... down that path. We're not even close to a rerun of the 70s." In the 1970s, US inflation came close to 15%, however the economy was also growing at 7.6%, its workforce was largely unionised, and two major oil shocks caused havoc. "The difference is that ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... territory." Typical signs of a bubble include a decoupling of prices from local incomes and rents, and imbalances in the real economy, such as excessive lending and construction activity. Under the same assessment, just two cities are in the bubble risk ...

Gender parity in funds management stalls

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... average of $396 million in assets, while their male counterparts handle larger portfolios averaging $595 million. "When the economy is slowing, asset managers tend to merge and cut funds, focusing on core strategies, which means those run by female portfolio ...

Islamic Finance & Investments Association launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023
... authorities and other stakeholders to enhance the contributions of Islamic banking, finance and investments, to the Australian economy," board director Qadan said.

ECB raises rates to record high of 4%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... global trade conditions, the ECB has lowered their economic growth projections significantly. Now it expects the Euro area economy to expand by 0.7% in 2023, 1.0% in 2024, and 1.5% in 2025. "Based on its current assessment, the governing council considers ...

First Australians Capital appoints managing partner, receives $9m backing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... facilitating private investment and capital into Indigenous businesses, as well as increasing impact within the Indigenous economy through corporate development and advisory services. FAC said the appointment of Saulo, who has over 18 years of experience ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... pride for HESTA and our partners," Blakey said. "HESTA has more than one million members primarily working in the care economy. More than 80% of members are women - they will be statistically overrepresented in every one of the dire housing affordability ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... sustain unemployment rates below what we have had over the past 40 years. If so, this would be very good news for both the economy and our society." Notwithstanding these outcomes, Lowe said the issue that defined his term more than any other was the ...