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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... sector, and a sector fraught with difficulty has gotten worse. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson corroborated the view that while helpful, the Accord is not the finishing point. Carlsson recently revisited Bangladesh, nine years after an earlier ...

RBA reforms require bipartisan support: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... "There will be a legislative element to the recommendations that have been put forward by the Reserve Bank review panel and my view is that the recommendations should be beyond party politics in this building," he said. Hinting at some of the recommendations ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... restore the deficit. Chalmers dismissed the recommendation and, when questioned on his reasons said that from his point of view there are "distributional issues" with the GST in particular. "Every cent goes to the state and territory governments," he ...

Treasury urged to consider housing in super objective

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says. In its submission on the topic, REIA said Treasury must look at the bigger picture view of what retirement is and will become as our population ages and home ownership rates drop. Housing must be a central consideration ...

Long pause likely from RBA: Economist

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... it's unlikely to put lots and lots of further upward pressure on wages growth," he said. "This is fundamental to the RBA view that as long as wage growth remains consistent with their target, they might not have to lift interest rates quite as much." ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... corporate funds making up the remaining 72%. In the last 12 months, the pool of super funds decreased to 149 from 173. You can view the full list of AAA rated funds for 2023 here.

YFYS recommendations not enough: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) says the proposed changes to the Your Future, Your Super regime don't go far enough. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said that while some measures align with AIST's views, others fall short. ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... want to risk a significant rebound in economic activity off the back of a pause in interest rates, she said. "However, our view is that the data flow will continue to disappoint to the downside in coming months and further rate rises won't be justified. ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... RBA to pause. But the RBA may still consider a 0.25% cash rate hike, Mousina said. QIC chief economist Mathew Peter's view is that the RBA will pause. "We have growing evidence that inflation has peaked and is slowing, we have evidence that the anticipated ...

REITs merit place in multi-asset portfolios: Insight

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... building a diversified portfolio in a cost- and resource-efficient way. DWS and GIC said, from a strategic allocation point of view, REITs can be used in conjunction with private real estate on a long-term basis to achieve the desired sectoral, geographic ...