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The lucky country for fintechs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
A new report points to Australia as a leader in supporting the development of fintech solutions and exploring their potential. In a new research paper, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion has reviewed the varying approaches of some of the world's developing ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... projected in the 2017/18 Budget. To be sure, these are ancient stats but they also underscore the fact that this lucky country is facing these heightened uncertainties from a strong base. More up-to-date report on the country's labour market delivers ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... nation's leaders to apply," he explained. "This can't be allowed to continue. It is not enough to simply be the 'lucky country'. We need to think, plan and invest now to maintain our standards and grow into the forward-thinking nation that we all want ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... war could morph from risk to reality. There'll be no place to hide if this happens. But one thing going for this 'Lucky Country' is that the Australian dollar is once again starting to rise to the occasion, the same thing it did during the Asian financial ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Joyce - these are a few of (not my favourite things) the challenges facing Australia. But true to its tag as the "Lucky Country", something positive Australia's way comes. The price of iron ore - its biggest export - is on the rise. Austrade figures ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... population has grown to 24.4 million at the end of 2016 - up 8.2% from five years before and 42% since I arrived in this 'lucky country'. If only I had a crystal ball. Increasing population needs housing. Need I say more? As at December 2016, more than ...

Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... losers and additional investment from super funds will only serve to drive innovation locally. "To date we've been a lucky country rather than a smart country. We've been able to mine our vast natural resources, iron and gold, and land that allows for ...

Hostplus tripling venture capital exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... benefit from the successful commercialisation of the ideas in which we invest," Sicilia said. "To date we've been a lucky country rather than a smart country. We've been able to mine our vast natural resources, iron and gold, and land that allows for ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Boyoboyoboy, looks like we're in trouble now for this "Lucky Country" could soon run out of luck. No use covering our eyes, ears and noses, it's all over splattered all across the media - old and noveau - Standard & Poor's has just put Australia on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... uncertainty, and more recently, the inconclusive Australian elections, but it again underscores Australia as the Lucky Country. Fortunate because the 0.5% month-on-month gain in total job ads to 158,810 - the highest level since June 2012 - over the ...

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QIC backs startup investor

ANDREW MCKEAN  |   12:39PM
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) Venture Capital Development Fund has made an investment in technology investor Tidal Ventures.

Clearway wins distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:53AM
Clearway Capital Solutions has partnered with a global fund manager to bring Asia-focused strategies to local wholesale and institutional investors.

Australian Ethical updates investment guide

ELIZA BAVIN  |   11:37AM
The super fund has updated its ethical investment guide to highlight the positive and negative factors it considers before making an investment.

Monochrome launches Bitcoin ETF amid first-mover dispute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |   12:41PM
Monochrome Asset Management has launched an Australian Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).

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