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Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

TAA urges active recruitment for industry sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... laterally about raising awareness about the profession among the young generation. "The 2022 longitudinal graduate outcomes survey revealed that some people graduating from some undergraduate programs are underemployed in the short term - that is, four ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... have important data on employment, another monthly inflation indicator, more detail on retail spending and the business survey." "If collectively they suggest that the right thing is to pause, then we will do that. But if they suggest we need to keep ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... gender gap in super. "There is strong support among Australians for policy action," she said. "Results of a recent ASFA survey show that more than 80% of people agree that government should try to boost the super balances of women who take time out of ...

In need of repair: Gender stereotypes and advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... technical and regulatory Sarah Conte says because women tend to outlive men they need to have a plan to manage assets. A HILDA survey shows that one in five Australians still have super within four years prior to death, with a mean balance of about $500,000. ...

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... a 15% above-market pay increase on average and many are not getting them, according to Robert Half's latest salary survey. Less than half of candidates (47%) canvassed are scoring a higher salary than initially offered. Robert Half Asia Pacific senior ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... are significantly heavier than what you would see in infringement notices." Elsewhere in the speech, Longo referenced a survey of more than 1000 Australian consumers about understanding and expectations around cyber security and identifying companies' ...

The traditional CFO is no more: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
About 89% of Australian finance leaders believe the industry needs a new breed of chief financial officers. The study, conducted by Sage from January 7 to January 28 of last year, surveyed 1900 finance leaders at organisations with over 1000 employees ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... KPMG used labour force participation data for five year age groups from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force Survey, adjusted using detailed labour force data from the Census of Population and Housing.

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... public high school teachers who complete 20 hours of professional development with NGPF will earn a US$500 stipend. A 2016 survey by the Bank of America found that just 31% of young Americans aged between 18 to 26 believed that their high school education ...