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It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
While it's not quite a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis, AXA IM's Chris Iggo has warned there may be more problems ahead as investors reconsider their holdings in banks and related assets. AXA IM's chief investment officer said the risk is also ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... banking issues offshore given US and European central banks have hiked this week," Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics and market research Gareth Aird told Financial Standard. "The RBA was willing to pause prior to the banking issues based ...

US Fed hikes rates amid banking turmoil

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
Amid banking turmoil, the US Federal Reserve announced a rate hike to combat inflation. Recent economic indicators revealed modest growth in US spending, production, and strong job gains, with low unemployment and persistent inflation concerns. As such ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
For most of us, women's reproductive concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... especially in an economic climate like today." On the flip side, it's important to point out that London School of Economics (LSE) behavioural science professor Paul Dolan completed a study that showed unmarried single women who don't have children ...

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
... areas such as mathematics, computing and information systems, accounting, business management, banking and finance, economics, and law had short-term, full-time employment outcomes of around 80%." One area that needs to be improved is the Professional ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
In his annual letter to investors, BlackRock chair Larry Fink has said it's unclear what impact the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and others this past week will truly have, saying they are just one element of the "price we're paying for decades ...

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
Investors will need a new investment playbook to adjust to the new, more volatile macroeconimic environment of 2023 and beyond, urges BlackRock Investment Institute chief investment strategist APAC Ben Powell. Sharing his insights at an event yesterday ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... into cash, which would increase industry-wide deposits. On the other hand, Indiana University assistant professor of economics Vidhura Tennekoon said, with over $1 trillion of bank deposits currently uninsured, he believes that the banking crisis is ...