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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 ...

CBA, Northern Trust announce Green Repurchase Agreement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... global transition to a low-emissions economy. "Building efficient, smart, green infrastructure is critical to creating the economy of tomorrow and advancing Australia's transition journey," CBA group executive, institutional banking and markets Andrew ...

Economic recap: Week to December 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... each time its debt repayment falls due. But greater than this is the slowing Chinese property market's impact on the economy. Some years back, nobody would have cared. But fast forward to today and China is one of the main engines of growth in the ...

New financial crisis standards proposed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... deputy chair John Lonsdale said the disorderly failure of an APRA-regulated entity could have a significant impact on the economy and society. "Crisis preparedness and resolution planning gets to the very heart of APRA's purpose to protect the financial ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... the answer is both. It decided to jump. "The decision to discontinue the yield target reflects the improvement in the economy and the earlier-than-expected progress towards the inflation target," it said. But the bond market has also had a hand at the ...

NZ Super Fund commits $140m to sustainable real estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... Wall co-founder and managing partner Brendan Wallace added: "Real estate is the keystone industry in decarbonising the economy and I hope NZ Super Fund's $100 million commitment encourages other real estate investors and operators to step up and begin ...