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03 March 2022 • By Jon Bragg • 1 min read

Investor lending jumps to a record $11bn

High levels of investor lending drove an increase in housing lending overall last month. New investor housing loan commitments surged 6.1 per cent ...

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Legal principles applicable to financial markets to govern crypto, Senator says

“Beefed up” crypto regulation must also still allow new entrants to emerge, according to Senator Andrew Bragg. Australian crypto exchanges will be ...

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Peak body rejects calls to cap super balances

The peak body has maintained it is against any restrictions on “extremely large balances” in superannuation. The SMSF Association CEO John Maroney ...

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Eurozone record inflation underscores stagflation conundrum, expert says

Surprising European consumer price inflation measures have underscored the potential stagflation conundrum. European headline CPI was at 5.8 per ...

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3 in 4 Aussies expect COVID-19 to benefit women’s career trajectories

Three in four Aussies expect the impact of COVID-19 to benefit women’s career trajectories long-term as new ways of working become the norm

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Powell intends to proceed with rate rises despite Ukraine

Powell is proceeding with a quarter-percentage point interest rate rise in two weeks, despite Ukraine. Delivering his semi-annual Congressional ...

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FTSE Russell to delete Russia from all FTSE Russell Equity Indices

FTSE Russell is deleting Russia from all FTSE Russell Equity Indices. FTSE Russell announced on Thursday that Russia will be deleted from all FTSE ...

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One of Australia’s largest super funds agrees to merger

The merger was announced on Thursday (3 March). One of Australia’s largest funds, Australian Retirement Trust, has agreed to merge with the ...

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Australia to continue to pay interest on bonds held by Russia

Australia will continue to pay interest to Russia on $8 billion worth of Treasury bonds. “We are not defaulting on our bonds,” Treasurer Josh ...

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EU names Russian banks locked out of SWIFT

The EU has agreed to exclude key Russian banks from the SWIFT system, with the Belgian-based SWIFT noting it will comply with applicable sanctions ...

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