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US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
Facebook appears unfazed by antitrust lawsuits filed by 46 US states and the Federal Trade Commission seeking to force the social media giant to divest key assets, labelling the actions 'revisionist history'. The FTC and 48 Attorneys General ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... Pilliga forest for trespassing in Santos' construction site there. NSW Farmers is also against the project - concerned it risks water, soil and air quality and could present a threat to food production in western New South Wales. It's these kinds ...

Gargantuan stimulus needed to survive economic disaster

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... visa holders and students. "Denying people who could contribute to Australia's economic recovery the opportunity to do it risks denying Australia the resources it will need when the crisis is over." Announcing further stimulus measures as soon as possible ...

Regulation costly, time consuming: CSIRO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... middle class. "Unless Australia can boost its competitiveness and diversify its export mix to meet changing demands, it risks missing out on this opportunity and remaining vulnerable to external shocks," the report said. On the outlook for Australian ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... businesses and consumers become that risk turning these ominous expectations into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Moreover, it risks blowing a bubble into the property and equity markets. With no easy way out for the RBA, it's time that the government ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Credit rating agencies have no bearing on the majority of investors' decisions, Financial Standard's weekly spot poll shows. Almost three-in-four (74%) respondents don't rely on the recommendations of credit rating agencies - 39% of these participants ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... economic productivity. "From a US perspective, the US Federal Reserve is in a quandary. If it raises interest rates, it risks global leverage which will come back to hit the US economy, forcing the Fed to reverse course. If it maintains or magnifies ...

No tears for China's disappointing data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... domestic consumption and away from fixed investment (and exports) and the need for increased policy accommodation or it risks missing even its lowered GDP growth target if 6.5% - 7.0%. But despite the negative implications, financial markets weren't ...

Rising age pension costs unfair on young people: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
The cost of the age pension is growing so rapidly that it risks breaking Australia's intergenerational social contract, warns a new report. The report, 'The myths of the intergenerational bargain' by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), says that ...

Towers Watson hires senior consultant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Towers Watson has appointed a senior consultant to be based in the company's Sydney office. Aongus O'Gorman took up the role on 13 July and specialises in liquid diversifying strategies. O'Gorman was previously managing director of Round Tower Solutions ...