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Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming: ASI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... most of which is sold to Europe. "It's important to note that the world had crises even before the invasion, including COVID, localised arm conflicts, and climate change heat waves," Suter said. "However, there are no quick and easy replacements ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... outstanding public service to support Australia's finance and securitisation market during both the Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Bath "was responsible for the Commonwealth's interest rate swap portfolio, financial asset management ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine immediately slowed the recovery from the Covid pandemic and set the global economy on a course of lower growth, the OECD said. The intergovernmental organisation's latest economic outlook said global growth would ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... inflation is lower than in most other advanced economies, it is higher than earlier expected. Global factors, including Covid-related disruptions to supply chains and the war in Ukraine, account for much of this increase in inflation." "But domestic ...

ASIC releases estimate cost recovery levies for 2021/22

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... remains unchanged after the Morrison government capped ASIC's recovery levy charges to help advisers deal with the impacts of COVID and regulatory reforms. ASIC stated the approximate budgeted cost recovery would be $24.01 million across 2759 Australian ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... household spending outpaced growth in household income." "The 11.4% household saving ratio was the lowest since the start of the COVID pandemic but remains above pre-pandemic levels." Barclays confirmed that increases in consumption expenditure had outpaced ...

Retirees doing it tough: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... automotive fuel rising 11.0% due to the oil price shock caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, paired with ongoing easing of COVID-19 restrictions strengthening global demand.Going forward, retiree households will continue to face ever increasing ...

Charter Hall, VFMC commence $460m office build

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... completion in 2024, the development is set to provide more than 2000 construction jobs, assisting the Victorian economy's COVID-19 recovery.

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... scams and promotion of competition and consumer choice through the consumer data right. Cass-Gottlieb started by noting the COVID acceleration of digital payment methods namely the use of digitally stored cards in mobile smartphone wallets or other wearables ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... again agreed that the economic outlook was highly uncertain. Developments associated with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and COVID related lockdowns in China posed heightened risks for economies around the world, meeting minutes revealed. It said: "In ...