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Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... from non-discretionary inflation," ASFA deputy chief executive Glen McCrea said. "This means unavoidable price increases on goods and services such as food, petrol and health costs. "It's critical that future retirees are able to build sufficient ...

CBA posts strong result, dividend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... Comyn said. "Australian households have accumulated savings and stronger wage growth is expected. An increase in demand for goods relative to services, supply-chain constraints and tightening labour market will likely lead to a further increase in the ...

BetaShares adds e-commerce ETF to thematic range

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... chief executive Alex Vynokur said online retailing and e-commerce continues to change the way consumers buy their favourite goods and services. "IBUY will offer investors convenient access to a diversified portfolio of global online retailing leaders ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... this is having on the balance between supply and demand, that we now are all experiencing in terms of dearer prices for goods and services. As such, it comes as no surprise that economic forecasters are predicting a slowdown in the global economy this ...

QSuper bets on US recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... Woodhouse explained. "The flow-on effect is the increased demand for industrial real estate assets to store and distribute goods purchased online. This demand has seen unprecedented growth in rents that tenants are willing to pay and, in turn, return ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... priorities. The supply chain finance programs provide funding to a client's suppliers from the date of collection of specific goods/provision of services to the date which payment is owed to these suppliers. The cost of this financing is borne by ...

Australians look to gift crypto assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... crypto either in a cold wallet or on the exchange. A further 13.2% had experience in staking crypto. In terms of paying for goods and services, only 13% have used cryptocurrency for payments during the past 12 months. Security remains a major concern ...

Supply chain issues push up retiree expenses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... eating away at retirees' savings, driven by global supply chain bottlenecks that is putting inflationary pressures on many goods. During the quarter, fuel reached a record level, jumping 7.1% due to higher global oil prices amid economic recovery and ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... preceded by a negative sign. But this success comes at a price. The re-opening of the economy has unleashed pent-up demand for goods and services. But given the current problems with supply constraints, this has also sent inflation soaring. New Zealand's ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... the consumers who no longer have to worry that their wages will be eroded by rising prices as the costs of the utilities, goods, and services they purchases remain virtually stable. Inflation has died. It was even buried six feet underground when the ...