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Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. "The globalisation process this unleashed, and specifically the successive positive labour supply shocks combined with a monetary policy framework focused on inflation targeting, has resulted in steady downward pressure ...

Positive hiring outlook for 2022: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... businesses (82%) are planning to hire permanent employees in 2022. "2022 promises to be a strong year for Australia's labour market as businesses translate short-term recovery efforts into sustained growth opportunities," Robert Half director Nicole ...

PIMCO lowers GDP growth rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... tighter global financial conditions, geopolitical tensions, a house price correction, and climate-related events. As for the labour market, PIMCO thinks its recovery has been uneven and varied among developed countries. It predicts a tighter US labour ...

Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... "Indeed, businesses of every size, in every industry, in every corner of the country, are experiencing the worst skill and labour shortages in more than two decades. Without access to workers, Australian businesses cannot compete in the global economy," ...

Bell Asset Management launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... reflect their values and goals to address a variety of pressing environment and social issues, including climate change, labour issues and governance." The Bell Global Sustainable Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 40 global companies ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... not increase the cash rate until actual inflation is sustainably within the 2 to 3% target range. This will require the labour market to be tight enough to generate wages growth that is materially higher than it is currently. This is likely to take some ...

Fintech professor nabs unique award

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
An academic paper on fintech from an Australian professor has become one of the most widely read papers in the world. Scientia Professor Ross Buckley from University of New South Wales Law & Justice has claimed the title of most-read legal author in ...

Federation AM partners with BlackRock

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... relationships and solid track record, as well as strong fundamental demand drivers such as increased female participation in the labour force and a flight to quality childcare infrastructure." Both Federation and BlackRock expect initial gross commitments ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... noted that while she expects inflation to ease in the second half of next year as supply chain bottlenecks and the tight labour market improve, rising consumer prices will continue before then. That's a long hot summer, spring and winter in Australia. ...

Shaw and Partners awards tech mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... Application Manager and LABform with our existing platforms will empower our advisers and their teams to save significant manual labour on processing and will facilitate the origination and population of new client applications more efficiently than ...