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Global economy 'remarkably resilient', faces growth challenges: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... limited capacity to shield their economies and assist the most vulnerable. "Divergence is also driven by differences in policy space and macroeconomic fundamentals, in the extent of dependency on fuel and food imports, in the share of goods versus services ...

Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... said the fund is pleased with the federal and state government's response but said more must be done and called for policy change. "We are absolutely calling for policy changes at every level of government to help reduce the cost of building these ...

Bullock keeps cash rate at 4.10%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has left the cash rate at 4.10% for the month of October. Announcing the latest monetary policy decision whilst taking the helm for the first time, Bullock left the door open for potential rate hikes in the future. "Some ...

First Super appoints to board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... including a two-year secondment to the Canadian Forest Service and senior roles in the Australian Government in research and policy including with the CSIRO and ABARES. Currently, Stephens serves as Timber Queensland chief executive and Forestry Australia ...

CALI takes on Life Code

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... the Life Code and become the primary point of contact for code-related matters for industry stakeholders, regulators, and policy makers. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said he is proud of the work the FSC has undertaken to deliver the Life Code, and ...

New fund targets 'blue chips of tomorrow'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... period. Typically, this precedes periods of strong returns by small cap funds, it said. "The end of zero interest rate policy and the end of the dominance of private market capital presents a smorgasbord of small cap opportunities which are mispriced ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... 0.5% for the middle 20%, and 0.1% for the highest 20%. "The pandemic response highlights the profound impact of government policy on income inequality in our society," ACOSS chief executive Cassandra Goldie said. "Sadly, it was a story of two steps forward ...

AMP challenges BOLR court ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... favour of the class action's lead applicant and sample group member, finding AMP had breached the terms of its BOLR policy when it arbitrarily, without proper consultation, cut the amount it would pay exiting AMP advisers for their businesses from ...

Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
The government has unveiled its plan to overhaul the employment system in its newly released whitepaper, including encouraging older Australians to stay in the workforce by extending the work bonus and introducing a new skills passport. The Working ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... However, from August 2018 until late 2021, DWS failed to adequately implement certain provisions of its global ESG integration policy as it had led clients and investors to believe it would. The SEC found that it also failed to adopt and implement policies ...