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Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... rapidly rising cost of living." ACTU president Michele O'Neil commented: "Corporate Australia is causing the cost-of-living crisis by passing on price increases and refusing to give working people decent pay rises. This is all about protecting their ...

Sri Lanka announces bankruptcy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... collapsed, and its newly elected prime minister has announced bankruptcy as the island nation suffers its worst financial crisis in decades. Due to the crisis, the country has seen severe shortages of necessities like food, fuel, cooking gas, and medicines. ...

UK regulator appoints Camille Blackburn to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... known for her time as senior executive leader, investment banking at ASIC in the lead up to and during the Global Financial Crisis. She was also involved in the Capability Review of the regulator in 2016. She has also previously served as global head ...

Median MySuper returns of -2.8% expected

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... reports an annual return of -2.73% for its Balanced MySuper option - its first negative return since the Global Financial Crisis. More than 90% of the fund's members are invested in this option. Reflecting the impact of the GFC, Rainmaker's data shows ...

Dodge volatility, invest in global equities: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... sheets, or will have difficulties accessing finance at reasonable rates," he said. "Investors need to look through the crisis or dislocation as best they can and know that there is always the other side, patience tends to be rewarded."

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... staff to deal with increased requirements per client file, additional education costs, increased licensing costs and a crisis in the costs and availability of professional indemnity insurance for the uncapped liability of running a licensee," the submission ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... monetary and fiscal policy. "We're used to monetary policy being there. In the past, if there was a global financial crisis or a market sell down, we had the Fed foot to central banks, pumping liquidity into the system and cutting rates to zero. ...

Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming: ASI

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... to recover. However, Suter said Australia can play a role in the new world order. "Of course, depending on how long the crisis continues, Australia may have extra markets to fill the vacuum caused by the Russian/Ukrainian supply issues," Suter said. ...

Queen's honours highlight industry veterans, ESG experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... for 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 ...

Relax rate expectations: Franklin Templeton

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... central banks have tightened monetary policy, producing the most restrictive conditions seen since the Global Financial Crisis, he added.