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Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... additional tariffs on European allies. The 10% tariffs on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and the UK is effective February 1, and will rise to 25% on June 1, if the US has not been permitted to purchase Greenland. ...

Superannuation system quality stagnates: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... retirement benefits, as well as the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) positive economic growth data. Chile, Sweden, Finland and Norway also received a B+ rating, which determines that a retirement system is structurally sound with many good features ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. However, it beat out the likes of Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, and New Zealand. Despite a sound retirement security environment, the study showed that up to 40% of Australians ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... Index made incremental progress, significant disparities remained. The top 10 nations for gender parity were: Iceland Finland Norway New Zealand Sweden Nicaragua Germany Namibia Ireland Spain Eastern Asia and Pacific ranked fourth for gender equality ...

Finnfund names chief investment officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
Hanna Loikkanen will become chief investment officer of Finland's state-owned development financier and impact investor. Loikkanen, a seasoned financial services executive with over 30 years of experience, has been on the fund's board since May 2020. ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... producing an overall score of 77.3. A score of 80 or above would propel Australia to an A grade, however it sits alongside Finland and Singapore as "a system that has a sound structure, with many good features but has some areas for improvement that ...

NZ Super Fund secures stake in Euroclear

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... International Central Securities Depositories. Further, it operates the national Central Securities Depositories in Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Euroclear Bank is the provider of settlement and related ...

Australia among top 10 financially inclusive markets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... initiatives. Singapore was rated the world's most financially inclusive market, alongside the US, Sweden, Hong Kong, and Finland. Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa ranked towards the lower end when it came to financial inclusion, this was largely ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... adequacy, sustainability, and integrity. Iceland, Netherlands, and Denmark received the top marks, followed by Israel and Finland. Overall, Australia scored 76.8 out of a possible 100. It scored 70.2 for adequacy, 77.2 for sustainability, and 86.8 for ...

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... average from 66.6% in 2001 to 37.7% in 2021. The markets included in the study are Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain ...
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