Resolving the mining paradox is crucial to decarbonisation

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Mining companies will play a central role in decarbonisation as demand for certain minerals and metals grows, but managing their environment and social risks presents a precarious paradox, says Daniela... Read more continue reading

Access to advice for all Australians the key consideration in Quality of Advice Review

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MLC Life Insurance believes Treasury’s Quality of Advice Review (QAR) should focus on how to ensure more access to financial advice for all Australians, regardless of their wealth. As Independent... Read more continue reading

Rural Aussie consumer confidence hits record low

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Consumer confidence; ABS Household Spending Indicator The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell by 4.5 per cent last week to 80.3 points, the lowest level since April 2020. The long-run... Read more continue reading

New appointment to drive innovation at Perpetual Digital

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Perpetual Corporate Trust (PCT) has appointed a new General Manager to Perpetual Digital, PCT’s digital innovation company. Jon Alder, joins Perpetual Digital, bringing more than 25 years’ expertise and experience... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices near cycle lows; Inflation watch

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Weekly oil market update; Inflation update According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP), the national average unleaded petrol price fell by 8.1 cents last week to a 15-week low... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 5 August, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The rebound in share markets continued over the last week helped by good earnings data and relief that increased China/US tensions resulting from US House... Read more continue reading

Inflation – ’70s similarities and differences

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That ‘70s Show? Last week’s inflation backdrop shares a few of the characteristics of the 1970s. Similarities Guns and butter In the 1970s, a decade infamous for runaway prices, a... Read more continue reading

Insync upbeat on equities in second half

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Insync Funds Management (Insync) has released an industry white paper Will the second half and beyond for equities be different to the first? (the White Paper) which provides a data-based case for... Read more continue reading

Change Financial announces $5.7 million capital raise  

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Australian based global fintech and Payments as a Service (PaaS) provider, Change Financial (Change), has raised $5.7 million, signifying investor confidence in small-cap company and tech stocks more broadly, despite... Read more continue reading

Five reasons why the RBA cash rate is likely to peak (or should peak) with a 2 in front of it rather than a 3 (or more)

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Key points The RBA has hiked the cash rate by another 0.5% taking it to 1.85% and signalling more hikes ahead. We see the cash rate peaking around 2.6% which... Read more continue reading