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Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
A draft report into reforming GST and reducing inefficient taxes has reignited calls for the scrapping of stamp duty when buying or selling a home, to be replaced by a broad-based land tax. The NSW Review of Federal Financial Relations draft report ...

At least $70bn more in stimulus needed: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
... removed ($10 billion to $15 billion), adding a catch-up loading for schools to provide intensive tuition for students hurt by school shutdowns ($1.2 billion). Grattan's permanent solutions recommendations will cost $7 billion in 2020-21 and $14 billion ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
New data shows sharemarket engagement has ticked up since the COVID-19 pandemic set in, as more Australians work from home. Latest nabTrade data reveals applications to the share trading platform increased 360% over the last quarter, with trading volumes ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Just when we thought that life was slowly returning to normal, reports out of Beijing have turned into reality what many feared - a second wave. While all our uncles and their dogs blamed China for the "bother" the world finds itself in, its policy ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... their money to deliver positive impact and avoid harm," O'Connor said. Conducted by the Deakin University Business School and supported by AMP Capital and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the report charts the composition, growth ...

Investec funds women in finance scholarship

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
Investec Australia has established a postgraduate research scholarship with the University of Sydney Business School; in a move that it says will benefit the future finance workforce in Australia. The Investec Women in Finance and Leadership PhD Scholarship ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
New research from Melbourne Business School Orford Initiative has found there is more demand for annuity products than the industry or government previously believed. However, that demand is being stifled by a lack of understanding among consumers on ...

University of Sydney scores win at CFA competition

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... the challenge, including Seton Hall University (United States), Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil), BI Norwegian Business School (Norway) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland).

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... bachelor of medicine, an honorary doctor of business from the University of Queensland and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. The Future Fund's board is chaired by former Treasurer Peter Costello and has six other members, who are appointed by ...

COVID-19 could end Centrelink stigma

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
Long lines outside Centrelink branches have become defining images of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Australian economy. But what impact will it have on the stigma associated with welfare? When Prime Minister Scott Morrison said 2020 ...