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Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... will recover and even proceeded to record new all-time highs. This, despite "hiccups" brought on by the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98; the dotcom bust in 2000; the global financial crisis in 2008/09; and, the European sovereign debt crisis of 2010/13. ...

Private debt and YFYS: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... that is available tends to skew to the US. In Australia, government funding provided to banks during the Global Financial Crisis has somewhat stifled the Australian private debt market, leaving it lagging global markets. As at March 2021, Australasian ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... the government addresses the repair of people's retirement budgets as we start to see the other side of the COVID-19 crisis."

Boards still lagging on diversity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... greater diversity of thinking. "The challenges presented to boards as they steered their organisations through the COVID-19 crisis have irrevocably impacted so many aspects of governance," Deloitte Australia chair Tom Imbesi said. "This report outlines ...

Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... options and the overall growth of decentralised finance. "Many cryptocurrencies have performed well since the coronavirus crisis started. From 1 January 2020, the value of Bitcoin and Ethereum have increased by 460% and 1812% respectively," Nickel Digital ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... banks' willingness to repeatedly con their customers and their investors, who are all demanding action on the climate crisis. "In reality, their money is being used to fund a project enabling emissions equivalent to running 15 coal plants for three ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... in this pandemic, but they are also actively enabling those who are already extremely rich and powerful to exploit this crisis for their own profit," Morgain said. The report also notes the significance of the world's two largest economies, the US ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... Climate Change, which placed Aware in a list of global asset owners leading the charge when it comes to solving the climate crisis. Aware incorporates portfolio-wide short, medium and long-term targets, advocates for a just transition, stronger policy ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... number of work hours without affecting Australians' Age Pension could be the solution to the current skills shortage crisis. This is according to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is calling on the federal government to look ...

The dark side of super switching: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... 2020. This tripling meant 18% of the average member base switched options. For comparison, during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, just 6% switched options. These switches were often poor choices in terms of financial wellbeing and the growth of ...