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Fund managers nervously await 'golden visa' reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... incorrect. SIV investment capital has provided genuine risk equity to early and growth stage Australian companies. Australian jobs and industry rely on a steady flow of foreign capital to support investment into growing businesses across all sectors ...

Top 10% of households home to 15 times more wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The average household wealth of Australia's richest 10% increased by 84% in the past 20 years, while that of the lowest 60% increased significantly less. A new report from ACOSS and UNSW Sydney's Poverty and Inequality Partnership - titled Inequality ...

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... period. "Meanwhile, people worldwide are working harder and longer hours, often for poverty wages in precarious and unsafe jobs. The wages of nearly 800 million workers have failed to keep up with inflation and they have lost US$1.5 trillion over the ...

Job flexibility, labour market delay retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley said the adoption of working from home has made many older Australians in professional jobs realise that they could 'semi-retire' and continue to dabble in the workforce from home or even from a coastal location. ...

Non-compete clauses come under the microscope

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Treasury has released a new consultation paper, Non-competes and other restraints: understanding the impacts on jobs, business and productivity, finding that these restrictions could have a "chilling effect" on the workforce. "The impacts of non-compete ...

ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... Longo acknowledged there is complexity in the business world, but said that isn't an excuse for directors to not do their jobs properly. "It may seem to some that being a director is like Sisyphus in the Ancient Greek myth: Forever pushing a boulder ...

US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... financial markets expecting the Fed to cut policy rates at least six times this year. "The hot January and February inflation and jobs reports prompted markets to significantly revise their expectations, bringing them in line with our own forecast for ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... and demanding regulation. "Regarding the economic impact of AI, most people are concerned it could eventually replace their jobs and result in further concentration and power in the technology sector. On a more positive note, many people are optimistic ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... industries, the report said. It said the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims and push them out of their jobs while perpetrators go unpunished is particularly concerning. The report has recommended banning the use of NDAs in ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... much-needed improvement." "We know every super dollar counts for these members, who often work in low income, part time or casual jobs. This change will undoubtedly help enable a more equitable retirement future and go some way to address the gender ...