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SVG invests in Australian agtech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... worldwide search for the most innovative startups that are advancing a net-zero future for agriculture. Victorian economic development minister Tim Pallas said that the investment would create agtech jobs and facilitate more international investment ...

Global fintech Smart expands pension offering to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... aims to transform the ease of saving for retirement and taking retirement income. Victorian Minister for Economic Development Tim Pallas added: "This arrival of Smart shows that Victoria is a productive ground for major global companies, and we'll continue ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
At the latest Federal Reserve meeting most participants agreed that 50 basis point increases would likely be implemented in the coming months. As has been the case in prior meetings participants again agreed that the economic outlook was highly uncertain. ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
"...participants generally assessed that, provided that the economic recovery remained broadly on track, a gradual tapering process that concluded around the middle of next year would likely be appropriate. Participants noted that if a decision to begin ...

MSCI reclassifies Pakistan to frontier market

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... classifies markets as: developed, emerging, frontier or standalone market. To do so, it uses three measures: economic development, market accessibility, and size and liquidity. Pakistan was classified as an emerging market alongside other Asia countries ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Asset owners are increasingly opting to transition to renewable energy rather than take the blunt approach of divestment, an industry event revealed. Mercer senior sustainable investment specialist Jillian Reid spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Vaccine optimism sparks AUD resurgence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe thought as much. In his address at the annual dinner of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), the governor declared that: "It is certainly possible that the economy will do better than this baseline ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... opportunity in American communities require bold new thinking to drive measurable change in community and economic development," said Capital Impact Partners president and chief executive Ellis Carr. "We understand that banks, funders, and other institutions ...

We cannot prevent the blow: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... stimulus packages, saying they would dull the dynamism of the economy. Delivering a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Morrison said that despite wide sweeping reforms, the government will not be able to save every ...

Rest pays out $1bn, calls for policy certainty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... certainty, there is a greater opportunity for members to benefit from investments that also support Australia's economic development and recovery, she added. Doyle said the fund recognised five years ago the need for long-term debt to fund major infrastructure ...