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Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Link Wealth expands into Tasmanian market

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... time to their clients," Sloane added. "With Levera's support, we can rapidly scale operations, increasing adviser productivity and enabling practices to expand. The plan is to triple Sky Advisers' business in the next year." Sky Advisers managing director ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... has more than 13 years' experience at Commonwealth Bank under her belt, including roles in operational excellence, productivity and business transformation. "Melissa is a highly respected leader with more than 25 years' experience spanning insurance ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... before investing." However, Underwood said there are segments of the economy that could produce a major boost to productivity given enough investment. "The longer-run outlook for business investment is supported by several opportunities. Significant ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... regulation. The FSC has outlined nine deregulation priorities it claims could add $800 million a year to industry productivity. Among them are reforms under ASIC's remit, including simplifying the breach reporting regime and a rethink of design and distribution ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... Council (FSC) says. New modelling shows that financial services could also earn $2 billion in export revenue, while productivity in the sector can result in a $800 million-a-year boost. Currently, Australia only exports 6.5% of funds under management ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... retirement, suggests reforms that could help Australians boost their retirement income by $70,000. One is to implement the Productivity Commission's 2018 recommendation to provide a best-in-show shortlist of super funds determined by an independent ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... election. "Moreover, a significant factor contributing to the stickiness of inflation in Australia is stagnant labour productivity growth, which has left the economy still operating near its capacity despite softening demand," Feng said. However, Feng ...

New tool will streamline regulation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... of confidence and certainty," Chalmers said. "More confidence and certainty will encourage competition and improve productivity in the financial services sector." The RIG will be updated twice a year and include information from a range of financial ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
The latest national account figures indicate that Australia's productivity growth remains in the doldrums, prompting the Productivity Commission to declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed ...
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