By Ameeta Jain Average housing rents across Australia have increased by about 10% per year to February 2023 for new rentals, and just a bit lower than that for existing rentals. Combined with rapidly increasing […] Rent freezes and rent caps will only worsen, not solve Australia’s rental crisis. […]
The UK government wants to rewrite the rules designed to keep the country’s banks and financial institutions stable – again. The so-called Edinburgh reforms announced recently by UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt will “unlock investment and Banking reforms could make the UK a sustainable finance hub, but also threaten financial stability […]
A marked slowdown in global economic growth is now anticipated through 2023. Europe and the United Kingdom are likely already in or very close to recession, while a recession in the United States (US) now Global risks become reality […]
SAP launched new research revealing that businesses in Australia are increasingly seeing financial benefits from sustainability, but an inability to accurately measure their impact on the environment could hinder progress. The global Environmental Sustainability Study* Sustainability is driving profitability and competitiveness in Australia, though access to data is stifling progress […]
Business leaders see ‘short and mild’ global recession over next 6-12 months Majority confident of growth over next 3 years Covid, supply chain, economic issues, disruptive technologies all pose challenges Business leaders in Australia and Australian CEOs see mild downturn before return to growth […]
Following the 2008 crisis, those tasked with steering the global economy out of a recession through corporate bailouts had one thing on their minds. Confidence is the first casualty of a crisis. Once lost, it’s Paying over the odds: Bailout ‘stigma’ and its role in saving the world economy […]
Having bounced back from the COVID-induced shocks of 2020, Australian CFO optimism is still holding up, despite the emerging challenges of rising inflation and interest rates. According to the latest edition of Deloitte’s biannual CFO Sentiment CFO Sentiment: New challenges emerge but optimism remains […]