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Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... in a savings account and do nothing year after year," Davies said. Finder's analysis of the savings rates of OECD countries ranked Australia 18 th last year based on the highest household savings. Australia sits behind Germany and Canada but leads ...

ART invests $1bn in Macquarie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... "MGECO will initially target investment opportunities across solar, onshore and offshore wind, and batteries in OECD countries including Australia," Weaver said. "To the extent that commercial scale can be achieved, it may also target other technologies ...

Some Australians being taxed more on super than pay: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... Australian community is alleviating pressure on the Age Pension and will continue to do so. "Australia is one of the few OECD countries whose spending on the Age Pension is expected to decrease as a proportion of GDP in decades to come. This financial ...

Treasury consults on new crypto tax laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... said the reporting is annual, standardised and similar to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) which was adopted by OECD countries in 2014. "The CRS was designed to promote tax transparency with respect to financial accounts held abroad," the OECD said. ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... US. QIC Infrastructure now actively manages a global portfolio of $33 billion with 22 direct investments across 5 OECD countries. The global team comprises 84 dedicated investment professionals and 63 non-executive directors and advisors across five ...

Advisers turning to cash, fixed income: Data

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... choices. "With the backdrop of the most accelerated rate hike cycle in recent history (domestically and in most OECD countries), the pendulum has certainly fully swung the other way, reigniting demand for cash and fixed income as asset classes of choice," ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... Australia, we see that a greater share of our GDP is dedicated towards healthcare, relative to what we see across other OECD countries. "Of course, this is still less than what we see across places like the US, but this is an area that we're seeing ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... older. This demographic shift poses a significant challenge to the sustainability of retirement income systems in OECD countries, highlighting the need for innovative solutions to support the aging population. The report recommends that these countries ...

Fidelity moves on net zero

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... goals," Tan said. Further to this, the asset manager has committed to phasing out its exposure to thermal coal in OECD countries by 2030 and 2040 globally.

Australia improves super system quality

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... Netherlands were the best in show with 84.2 and 83.5 respectively. Thailand ranked the lowest at 40.6. The study showed OECD countries were prone to massive gender pension gaps, starting with Japan, which leads with a nearly 50% gap. Mexico, Austria ...
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