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Bullock hints at no rate cut in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... mandate, our responsibilities encompass a broader range of activities that support the overall functioning of the Australian economy." Bullock acknowledged that inflation has been falling - headline inflation has eased to 2.8% over the year to September ...

'Turbulent' environment expected in 2025: Robeco

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
Robeco has forecasted another challenging year for the global economy, marked by conflicting signals and complex dynamics, in its 2025 economic outlook titled This is not a landing. Robeco said the US economy shows signs of continued resilience, despite ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024
... and its risk profile is also expected to remain as is. "The independent Future Fund already plays a crucial role in our economy and the government wants to make sure it can play an important role in the decades ahead," Treasurer Jim Chalmers and minister ...

Work-related training boosts pay and productivity: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... training, productivity and staff-retention payoffs for employers and the increasing need to update skills in a changing economy," Barker said. "Time constraints are one key barrier identified by both workers and employers. Another is concerns that staff ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... are estimated to increase from 2.4% of GDP to 5.6% of GDP, and this is part of the big demographic shifts shaping our economy, which we identified in our intergenerational report." Chalmers said the new package of reforms will help give retirees peace ...

QIC backs Virescent Ventures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... investments that help transition the world to net zero. The portfolio spans clean energy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, and smart cities. The firm invests in pre-seed to growth stages, with a focus on maximising emissions reduction and commercial ...

Intergenerational wealth picture 'bleak': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... wealth, the intergenerational picture is pretty bleak," she said. "From the perspective of ensuring that the benefits of the economy are broadly shared across the population, this wealth disparity is especially troubling." Grattan's analysis has shown ...

Chalmers teases superannuation update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... it comes to getting inflation down and wages up and rolling out cost-of-living help at the same time as we reform our economy for the future. "We will have more to say - Stephen and I - later in the week around superannuation and the retirement phase ...

Macquarie offloads airports in $3bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... passengers annually, Macquarie said. They contribute approximately $3.91 billion (£2 billion) in gross value to the UK economy per year and support more than 30,000 jobs. AGS Airports was established as a 50:50 joint-venture between Macquarie and Ferrovial ...

UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... changes as each Administering Authority will be required to specify a target for the pool's investment in their local economy, working in partnership with Local and Mayoral Combined Authorities to identify the best opportunities to support local growth. ...