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EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... superior earnings growth prospects. "The market is now more focused on the conflict than investment opportunities in the economy. The invasion of Ukraine is testing our conviction, but our views are unchanged for now, acknowledging this will put short-term ...

Cannon-Brookes invests in renewables transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... said batteries are a key part of transitioning Australia's energy networks and reducing the carbon intensity of the economy is a key focus of the strategy. AGL recently rejected a takeover bid from Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield, saying that the $7.50 ...

Economists expect a rate rise: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... month's survey, 36 experts and economists weighed in on future cash rate moves and other issues relating to the state of the economy. While almost all panellists (94%) expect a cash rate hold in February, more than half (58%) are predicting a rise ...

Australian Investment Council chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... the eight years that I have been fortunate to lead the Council," El-Ansary said. "Our industry is a powerhouse of the economy - the significant rise in funds under management and invested capital we've seen over the past few years is testament to the ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... growth this year, and the view that developed world inflation will peak as ongoing demand and supply mismatches across the economy are resolved but remain elevated through the year. "Through these unpredictable times, we remain 'stubbornly optimistic'," ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... had a terrific pandemic," she said. "Central banks have pumped trillions of dollars into financial markets to save the economy, yet much of that has ended up lining the pockets of billionaires riding a stock market boom." Morgain said that inequality ...

Advice firm targets teen financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
... increasingly complex game of money, and our school education system still fails to prepare our kids for the reality of the economy," Scifo said. "Many of them will feel forced to stay at home for the next five to 10 years, and will feel home ownership ...

Sustainability will send some broke: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... buybacks instead, culminating in the widest levels of income inequality of our lifetimes as investors got rich and the economy and labor were left behind. Now the tide has turned, and labor is pushing back, demanding higher wages, and getting them. We ...

Hume commits to 12% SG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... infrastructure projects provides an opportunity for partnerships that will grow members' retirement savings while helping the economy," Dean said. On the topic of the $450 threshold, he added: "While the government deserves credit for moving to address ...

Foreign investment in Australian commercial property hits record high

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... with Australia being viewed as an attractive proposition given the available returns and the relative strength of the economy compared to some parts of Asia, North America and Europe." Major transactions this year involving foreign investors include ...