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Digitisation an immediate area of growth: Fund manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... still see them powering ahead, but perhaps a bit slower for a period of time." These companies all benefited from the pandemic, too. "Tech in general benefited from a very high period of growth, and they've already seen quite a slowdown last year, so ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... written into law, it may have prevented the previous government from allowing the disastrous early release during the pandemic. A 30-year-old who took out $20,000 during the pandemic could now be $80,000 worse off at retirement, it found. "Australians ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... rates, rising inflation, technological advancements, and demographic shifts. Unforeseen disruptions, like the COVID-19 pandemic and recent geopolitical tensions, have further fuelled retail trading growth. However, the taskforce raised concerns over ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... global landscape and its potential impacts on Australia. Geopolitical tensions, combined with the impact impacts of the pandemic have wreaked havoc across our global supply chains, Naughtin noted. "The most recent snapshot that we saw from the ABS suggests ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... of work, and really reflects the balance of power in the workplace shifting to employers." Quiggin adds that the COVID pandemic has been a powerful tool in influencing both employers and employees towards more flexible work. "The pandemic opened the ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... marriages in Australia dropped from 123,243 in 2001 to 119,188 in 2018 before plunging to 89,164 in 2021, offset by the pandemic. A US study that investigated the shifts in marriage through generations also explains modern-day women will spend less than ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Washington University, Harvard and Australian National University found the early access scheme introduced during the COVID pandemic was predominately taken up by younger Australians in lower paid occupations and living in rural or remote Australia. ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... 2022, most likely reflecting the significant financial assistance many governments offered small business to survive the pandemic. Across the ditch, however, New Zealand small businesses found it the most difficult to repay loans due to increasing interest ...

FICAP names new charity partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... said. FICAP's primary fundraising initiative, its annual Rockstar event, has been on hiatus for two years due to the pandemic. Last year FICAP hosted a more intimate acoustic show, however Rockstar will return this year with details of the event to be ...

Early super release scheme a mistake: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... of super scheme allowed individuals to withdraw up to $20,000 of their retirement savings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But unfortunately, a recent estimate from ISA indicates a 30-year-old who withdrew the maximum amount could be $80,000 worse ...