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Booming market for financial services jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... also seen bonuses offered to get candidates over the line. This is perhaps a direct result of the pandemic, as closed borders have led to a talent shortage. In particular, Kaizen noted a skillset shortage across investment operations and fund accounting. ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... employees in South West and Western Sydney. "We know that a vaccinated population is how we will have more freedom, open borders and a more normal way of life. We are committed to doing what we can to get more people jabbed and the vaccination rates ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... fall in foot traffic in shopping malls, she said retailers are sitting on "piles of cash". "We have closed international borders, that traps all that money that we normally send overseas - like our discretionary spending on travel, holidays - here. And ...

Chief economist update: Local and foreign love affair with Australian property

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... 2019-20 - down 6.3% from the previous fiscal year - undoubtedly impacted by the closure of Australia's international borders. This led to a corresponding 36.3% drop in the value of total foreign investment in Australian commercial and residential ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... restrictions and state border closures are again in place. Meanwhile, Tasmania is keeping a close eye on things, closing its borders to people travelling from hotspots. Not including the restrictions in other states and territories and border closures ...

PRI chief executive resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... personal level. "The COVID-19 pandemic has made this more difficult in many ways, particularly with the ongoing closure of borders, and so has hastened my decision. The trade-offs of not being able to spend time with my family, or even being able to ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... Spending on services would have grown by more had it not been for the continued closure of Australia's international borders. While spending on goods declined by 0.5% over the quarter, it remains above pre-pandemic levels. With Australia's household ...

Global institute launches free expat advice resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... educational resources such as tax, retirement and estate planning for advisers to help clients whose financial lives cross borders. Co-founder and executive director Ashley Murphy, who is currently based in Brisbane, told Financial Standard that despite ...

Chief economist update: Bubble, bubble getting out of trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... step into normalising life after the COVID-19 pandemic. Both economies stand to gain. Not only would the re-opening of borders sans quarantine re-start postponed reunions and visits t families and friends on both sides of the pond, it would, as the Reserve ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... already been operating with reduced demand from China - zero tourists and students due to the closure of international borders - and other countries for more than a year and it's survived... handsomely.