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Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... Super." While Jacob observed that he'd seen an increasing amount of companies explicitly providing solutions to help the economy transition to net zero emissions, the Responsible Investment Association of Australia reported that in 2020 only a quarter ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... place to help insure the Australian economy against the worst possible effects of the pandemic." "The resilience of the economy and the higher inflation means that this extraordinary support is no longer needed." Consequently, Lowe warned Australians ...

Top super funds for ESG revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... in things," Dunnin said. "You can't exclude and divest everything. Anyway, doing so just hands over control of the economy to other people who may not care about the future. "While this may seem a stupid thing to say, more funds are switching the ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... "Is there a risk we would go too far, certainly, but I wouldn't agree that it's [a recession] the greatest risk to the economy. The bigger mistake to make would be to fail to restore price stability. "There's a clock running here, we've had high inflation ...

University of Melbourne launches investment funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... support to academics to translate their research into commercial outcomes which will create jobs and contribute to the economy, while actively improving people's lives, Maskell added. Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas said: "Victorian researchers and innovators ...

A playbook for private markets

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... that can actually invest in this decline substantially. "Private capital also focuses on the SME market segment of the economy, while listed companies tend to be far larger, so you're actually accessing different parts of the economy," Kerley said. ...

Banks flag imminent consecutive double rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
... Rundell said. "There is possibility for more hikes given the board seems comfortable with the strength and resilience of the economy to stand on its own two feet without the still extraordinary monetary support in the system." HSBC Global Research affirmed ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help the Australian economy during the pandemic. The resilience of the economy and the higher inflation mean that this extraordinary support is no longer needed. "Given the current inflation pressures ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... levels of insurance than several comparable OECD economies. From a fiscal perspective, this has an adverse effect on the economy as insurance through super reduces the social security costs of supporting underinsured individuals. Partner at Deloitte ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... numbers were affected by floods and the Omicron strain. But the bank affirmed that growth remained robust and expected the economy to grow 4.1% year on year in 2022. In a statement, Barclays said that it had a much weaker outlook for China that was likely ...