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Cbus takes 10% stake in major wind project

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... the offshore wind industry in Australia, while assisting the Victorian government's commitment to a net-zero emissions economy." "CIP is pleased to continue to strengthen our long-term partnership with Cbus, a superannuation fund that shares a similar ...

Charter Hall, VFMC commence $460m office build

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... Due for completion in 2024, the development is set to provide more than 2000 construction jobs, assisting the Victorian economy's COVID-19 recovery.

ACCC on financial services priorities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... services provided a good example of how this works in practice, she added. "FX services are significant to the Australian economy and to the lives of individual Australians who send money overseas, including large numbers of vulnerable Australians," ...

S&P launches agribusiness Index

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... agriculture. It will also serve as a valuable tool for investors seeking to gain exposure to this vital driver of Australia's economy," he said. The index will initially be calculated on an end-of-day basis only and will commence quotation as a real-time ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... range of ESG matters. Frontier believes the path taken to achieve these headline objectives will both shape the broader economy and create a range of opportunities and threats for asset owners. The consulting firm is already examining how anticipated ...

US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... delicate of central bank high-wire acts: charting a path between getting inflation back toward target without tipping the economy into recession." "Of course, a fortuitous mix of productivity gains, unblocked supply chains, increasing labour force participation ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... Andrew Bragg has pulled no punches in a recently released policy manifesto titled The basis of a fair society is a strong economy, once again calling for superannuation to be voluntary for those on low incomes. "Superannuation is a significant failure ...

Crestone warns on economic challenges

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... budget forecast to be in deficit well into the 2030s, the likelihood of faster-than-expected interest rate rises, a slowing economy through 2023 and 2024, inflation above target, and rising costs of living will present many challenges," Crestone said. ...

RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... The RBA initially introduced the bond purchase program in November 2020 to provide additional support to the Australian economy which was in a very uncertain period of recovery from the COVID shock. The bond purchase program was designed to ease financial ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... weekend's result also sees the departure of Jane Hume as minister for financial services, superannuation, and the digital economy. Treasury is now led by Jim Chalmers, the man who has served as shadow treasurer since mid-2019. He was sworn in this morning ...