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Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... increase in interest rates comes earlier than the guidance the Bank was providing during the dark days of the pandemic." Though Lowe added: "The economy has been much more resilient than was expected." "The combination of fiscal and monetary support ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... program for young people, provide Workforce Australia funding and boost wage subsidies for employment service providers. Though despite the government's measures to "deliver a stronger future with more jobs, providing invaluable opportunities for Australians ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... relayed the three options the RBA has tomorrow. The RBA could lift its cash rate to 0.25% in response to the recent upside, though such a move is not enough to deal with inflation. Alternatively, the RBA could lift rates to 0.5%, a marked change in its ...

ATO slammed for failing to collect billions in unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... non-compliance' surmised "there is some evidence that the ATO's compliance activities are improving employer compliance." Though the report did mention "the ATO didn't consistently meet service commitments for reactive corrective compliance activities." ...

Reframing disability: A world-changing opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... dealing with the health and physical challenges associated with their condition prepare themselves to re-enter the workforce. Though just as important as the individual motivation and belief to return to work, Oliver asserted that massive opportunity ...

'We're living in the world China is making': Conference

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... World Freedom House, which measures the health of global democracies has accounted for a decline for 15 straight years. Though despite pressing concerns about China, they remain Australia's largest trading partner. Grant posited whether Australia ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... Twitter's closing stock price on 1 April 2022. The deal also stipulated that Twitter would revert back to private ownership. Though in an April 15 Tweet, Musk said that he will: "Endeavour to keep as many shareholders in privatized Twitter as allowed ...

US stocks crumble after Jerome Powell's hawkish comments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... that 50 basis point [rate rise] will be on the table for the May meeting."­ Inflation in the US is at a 40-year high, though inflationary pressures are not unique to the global powerhouse. Other Federal Reserve officials from around the world have indicated ...

Challenger expects to reach full-year profit guidance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... that followed the previously announced sale of Fidante Partners' 30% equity interest in Whitehelm Capital to PATRIZIA AG. Though the derecognition was denoted as not having any material impact on funds management earnings. When the impact of Whitehelm ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... required RSE licensees to disclose anything that is material to a consumer's decision to acquire an interest in a fund. Though the report also said: "Some members will be more interested than others when it comes to such detail, and producing such detailed ...