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13 January 2022 • By Fergus Halliday • 1 min read

Omicron shakes consumer confidence

The first consumer confidence figures of 2022 suggest that Omicron is already suppressing the spending appetites of Australians. A surge in ...

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Clime finalises $270m deal with Ralton

Clime and Ralton move one step closer to combining their operations. Clime Investment Management (CIM) Limited has finalised plans to transfer ...

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Protecting Seniors Wealth looks to address abuse with new training programs

Is better training the answer to growing senior financial exploitation? Protecting Seniors Wealth is rolling out a fresh suite of professional ...

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Afterpay sale clears regulatory approvals

The $39 billion sale of the buy now, pay later giant has received approval from the Bank of Spain, clearing the way for it to take effect from ...

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CBA’s super arm faces scrutiny under class action

CBA’s wealth and superannuation business is set to face a class action claiming it caused “substantial losses” to 100,000-odd members, with hearings ...

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Mason Stevens names new CEO

The investment manager has appointed a new chief executive following the retirement of CEO and CIO Vincent Hua. Tim Yule has been named as the new ...

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World Bank forecasts sharpest growth slowdown in decades

Global growth is expected to slow in 2022 before a further decline in 2023. The World Bank has predicted a “pronounced slowdown” for global growth ...

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Retail trade surged as Omicron loomed

Australian businesses surged in the aftermath of October’s wind back of pandemic restrictions. Predictions and speculation that Australian ...

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Experts say ‘ESG’ funds need to be held to account

Just because an ETF has ESG in its name doesn’t mean it lives up to the hype. An analysis of almost 100 mutual funds and ETFs by the University of ...

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CUBS Super Fund to close in March

The “merge or die” mandate for super funds has claimed its next victim. Another retail super fund is admitting defeat, with the Credit Union ...

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