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War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... industry Melissa Price noted the budget includes a $1.16 billion spend for the first phase of a National Space Mission for Earth Observation program. The first phase is scheduled to be completed in 2039, with $38.5 million per annum allocated for funding. ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... if those 10 men were to lose 99.999% of their wealth tomorrow, they would still be richer than 99% of all the people on Earth. Oxfam Australia chief executive Lyn Morgain said the need to address the obscene ramifications of inequality, including poverty ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... in a material world (sorry, that was Madonna). The easing of social and business restrictions in most countries on Planet Earth have lifted consumer demand and got factories humming to satisfy these demands. This would have been the start of a virtuous ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... to this day, social restrictions have been relaxed and businesses have resumed operations. All thanks to people on Planet Earth learning to live with the virus due to increased take-up of vaccinations. This, in turn, released consumers' pent-up demand ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
... did it. While the pandemic and its more virulent variants remain to this day, the increasing pace of vaccination on Planet Earth - along with still accommodative monetary and fiscal policies - have allowed the easing of social restrictions and the re-opening ...

Spaceship hikes Voyager fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... month. There was previously no fee on Voyager portfolios up to $5000 and a 10bps fee for Spaceship Universe and Spaceship Earth portfolios, while the Spaceship Origin portfolio carried a 5bps fee. "The new fee is being introduced so we can continue investing ...

BNP Paribas launches sustainable trusts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... three global sustainability trusts to meet demand from Australian and New Zealand clients. BNP Paribas' Green Bond Trust, EARTH Trust and China Equity Trust adhere to the firm's global sustainability strategy and are supported by the BNP Paribas Asset ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... reduced vaccine efficacy - as demonstrated by the rise in infections in Israel (one of the very first country on Planet Earth to fully vaccinate its citizens) - remained the fear du jour for financial markets everywhere. In a sentence: Increased infections ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... Australian Ecosystems Foundation Inc (and is now a life member); chaired the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute, and chaired Earth Sanctuaries Limited, a wildlife and nature preservation company. As if that weren't enough to keep him busy, his ...