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Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Local businesses are poised to reap from the Australia's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom which came into effect on May 31. Some 99% of Australian products will enter the UK duty free thanks to the deal that was signed on 17 December ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... interest rates and fewer jobs." Oliver agreed it makes life tough for small businesses. "Small businesses that have been seeing big cost pressures it sort of just adds that pressure for them," he said. "I would have preferred a situation where we would ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... maybe we have seen the end of rate hikes. But of course, the Reserve Bank continues to surprise on the upside." He explained a big factor will be the minimum wage case and said if the federal government increases 6% or 7%, as requested by the Australian ...

It's painful, but it's working: Lowe

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... than recycle the money back into the economy, will further assist the goal to lower inflation. "The government had a very big increase in revenue both from what's happened with commodity prices, and with fiscal drag as inflation has pushed people ...

Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... business." Borysiewicz said MLoan has particular appeal to Australia's private wealth market. "Large institutions with big ticket sizes have played in the private credit space for years, domestically and globally, but if you're a smaller institution ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... parties to talk and particularly do so after the midterms so there might have been a shift in the balance of power. That is a big plus from the debt ceiling negotiations," he commented. Despite this he acknowledged that the agreement still needs to get ...

FS Sustainability reveals ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... backgrounds from the people who live, breathe and implement ESG from a variety of positions across ASX-listed companies, from the big end of town to the small caps." The 50 professionals on this list work at a variety of companies from financials, to ...

Investors flock to conservative ETFs: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
Stockspot founder and chief executive Chris Brycki says the global macroeconomic backdrop has shifted investor trends, causing an uptake in conservative ETFs. Investors have faced varying challenges over the past 12 months and, speaking on the latest ...

Consulting triopoly dominates NFP super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
Australia's top three asset consultants dominate the not-for-profit superannuation sector, serving 84% of the market. According to Rainmaker Information, JANA, Frontier and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) now control 84% of the advised NFP superannuation ...

Australians prioritise financial independence: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
According to new data, the nation is swapping out the dream of a white picket fence for the dream lifestyle and combating the cost of living with strengthening financial literacy. Insignia Financial released its inaugural Financial Freedom Report, conducted ...