Australian wages are growing at less than half the rate of inflation, but economists warn that won’t stop the the Reserve Bank of Australia from raising the cash rate again next month. Wages grew by a smaller-than-expected 0.7 per cent in the March quarter, which saw...
Introduction Last year saw very strong investment returns and was relatively calm in investment markets. While there was a lot to worry about, the biggest drawdown in US shares was 5% and in Australian shares it was 6%. This always seemed unlikely to be repeated and...
The local bourse has gained ground for a fourth consecutive session, with the mining giants leading the way as iron ore prices rebound as China plans to reopen from its harsh COVID-19 lockdowns. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished on Wednesday up 70.2 points, or 1.0 per...
The Australian Stock Exchange is cracking down on companies faking green credentials to pump up their share price. ASX compliance chief Janine Ryan has warned companies against using the market’s disclosure system to make unnecessary or misleading statements that overstate climate and emission reduction achievements. ‘Greenwashing’ is...
The world needs all forms of energy to work together to reach net-zero emissions, oil and gas executives have been told. It took 150 years to build the current industrial economy and it must be reconstructed in three decades, gas executive Ian Davies said in his...
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The oil and gas industry is trying to reinvent itself to survive in a future carbon-neutral economy. Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher said on Wednesday that the momentum of the energy transition must be maintained without compromising energy security. “We can only do this through decarbonisation, not de-fossilisation,”...
Most superannuation benefits are “preserved”. That is, they cannot be accessed until certain conditions have been met. These are referred to as “conditions of release”. The most common conditions of release include: Retirement, after having reached preservation age (see the following table) Turning 65 years of age, even if...
Allowing citizens to dip into their retirement accounts to help them afford their first home is common practice overseas, but experts say it’s hard to know the extent to which they’ve jacked up house prices. The Morrison government’s election-eve proposal to allow Aussies to withdraw a...
Every home owner has been there. You look around your home and try to decide: are you better off renovating the home you have or selling and purchasing a new home? While the decision is very individual, these are a few of the most important...