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Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... jobs, reduce pressure on energy bills, and lower emissions by boosting renewable energy. The study also found that real-economy decarbonisation in APAC may slow if governments continue to provide fossil-fuel subsidies. "These subsidies can distort markets ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... spending, which will hardly drive a cut should these metrics continue to surge. "These metrics do not indicate a weakening economy, and for further cuts to occur without risking inflation to spike, we would need to see a range of measures falling," Chesler ...

Green moves: Airtrunk, JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... energy innovation initiatives. She served in the Singapore Foreign Service as a diplomat in Beijing, overseeing China's economy and trade policies, before taking up the role at the city-state's finance ministry. Currently, Ding serves on the ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... the largest quarterly drop in productivity in nearly half a century. Treasury identified four contributing factors: the economy lacks dynamism and innovation; private investment hasn't lifted enough to deepen Australia's capital base; skills aren't abundant ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... is focused on collaborating and sharing knowledge to help trustees and professionals explore investing in the digital economy in a responsible and compliant way. A former NAB and Westpac executive, Cooper is currently the chief executive of cryptocurrency ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... investment officer Ludovic Theau believes the partnership will better position the organisation to support the net zero economy. "We're pleased with this opportunity to advance our investment in early-stage climate technology," Theau said. "This fund ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... for further economic reform to drive growth, boost productivity, strengthen the budget, and secure the resilience of our economy in a time of global uncertainty. What we want is a focused dialogue and constructive debate that leads to concrete and tangible ...

Perpetual mulls tie up with Partners Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... exciting step for our business in the region and one that reflects the increasing role played by private markets in the real economy." "Since 1996, our business has invested more than USD$234 billion in a range of private markets opportunities across ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... executive and managing director of Mirvac Group. Anna Skarbek, chief executive ClimateWorks and a director at Net Zero Economy Authority, was also honoured. She was a board member of the Impact Investment Group and served as a senior policy adviser to ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... global supply chains could raise inflation by pushing up import prices and adding to capacity constraints in the domestic economy. A boost in defence and infrastructure spending could also raise inflation over the medium term," the council said. Principal ...