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Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... "The combination of fiscal and monetary support has worked and the development of vaccines in record time has allowed our society to return to more normal functioning earlier than was thought possible. "This resilience of the economy means that the record ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... productivity growth. On what economists saw as the best government policies to help deliver higher wages, an Economic Society of Australia (ESA) survey showed economists favoured measures to boost productivity growth and business investment the highest. ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... impacts on the functioning of the economy as well as the wellbeing of individuals and the cohesiveness of communities and society."

APRA champions flexible financial technology regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... said APRA strives for. To allow the digitisation of finance to generate maximum economic benefit, but doing so within society's risk tolerance. Byres asserted that seizing great opportunity in and amongst a world of rapid shifts and material risks is ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Australian National University (ANU) has partnered with St Vincent de Paul Society on a new report highlighting reforms that could make the tax and welfare systems fairer ahead of the federal election. The report examines three options for helping families ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... been going on, cryptocurrency transactions have been allowed to occur unsanctioned. According to the Australian Computer Society, at one point, the volume of high value daily cryptocurrency transactions - worth more than US$100,000 - was worth US$16 ...

First Sentier adds to RI, sustainability team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... in the best interest of our clients and enables us to support our key stakeholder groups including our employees, wider society and our shareholder."

UK takes steps to remove gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... Glassdoor survey that showed 67% of people say salary is the most important factor of a job advert. It also cited a Fawcett Society study that shows requiring people to divulge their salary history makes them less confident in negotiating pay. According ...

BNY Mellon announces new chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... years, in part because I firmly believe in the company's core mission and the value our services bring to clients and society. The pandemic highlighted our important role in the global financial ecosystem as well as our resilience, and we stand today ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... investment industry in Australia to step up and do more to support women in this goal. And while it's great to see how far society has come toward breaking the bias and achieving gender equality, there is still more to be done, BT advice technical ...