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Australia's budget position ranks second among G20 nations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... management. "Our responsible management is ensuring that fiscal policy is taking the pressure off inflation when it is at its highest," the ministers said. "The Albanese government delivered Australia's first surplus in 15 years in 2022-23, achieving ...

Top 10% of households home to 15 times more wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... Partnership - titled Inequality in Australia 2024: Who is affected and how? - shows the average household wealth of Australia's highest 10% went from $2.8 million in 2003 to $5.2 million today. Over the same period, the average household wealth of the ...

Perennial launches new investment fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... takeover offers with values of $100 million or more in the same period. "And in the US, the first quarter of 2024, saw the highest number of public listings in the last two years for larger IPOs (with proceeds above $1 billion)," he said. "The combination ...

Commercial real estate optimism ticks up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
The overall sentiment of global corporate real estate leaders has improved to its highest level since Q2 2022, according to a survey by Knight Frank. The real estate group asked the leaders to rate several sentiments around growth, portfolio, and workplace. ...

Income inequality elevated, spikes: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... 0.315, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), ranking the country with the 14th highest level of inequality. Further, Oxfam found that low-income countries face a debt crisis as their massive debt and interest ...

Job flexibility, labour market delay retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... expected retirement age on the other hand, was driven by increases in part-time employment. Geographically, Perth has the highest expected retirement age for women and the second highest for men. Inversely, Melbourne has the highest retirement age for ...

A quarter of advised Australians nervous about retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... and physical health, social connections, purpose, and financial wellbeing. Notably, activities and hobbies scored the highest (79.5) followed by mental health (77.6). Physical health (61.5) and financial stability (56.3) were flagged as areas with the ...

Northern Trust appoints head of international enterprise client solutions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... focus on building stronger relationships with key clients across Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, at the highest levels of their organisations. He'll seek to create synergies and facilitate access to the bank's asset servicing and asset ...

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... that in 2021, even during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the Hermes division responsible for the Birkin recorded some of its highest sales, doubling its 2020 sales and rising 24% on pre-pandemic levels. Hermes has so far not commented on the class action.

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... the target of two class actions filed in May 2023. Overall, the number of class actions filed in 2023 were the second highest of all time. As for where the risks lie in 2024, Allens said cyber claims will likely increase as coming reforms will make them ...
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