Economy - 6 Oct 2017
Failing returns: Why hedge funds are not value for money
Evidence continues to mount that the trend among Australian superannuation fund managers to try to maximise investment returns through the use of hedge funds that utilise “active” strategies has not paid off.
Organisational performance - 5 Oct 2017
You got that pay rise – so why are you disappointed? Here are four reasons.
Pay-for-performance is used around the world to reward high performing employees and increase workplace productivity. But employees don’t always react with joy when they receive their pay increases.
China - 4 Oct 2017
Is China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ the world’s new Marshall Plan?
While there are parallels, it is still fraught to compare the China-dominated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank with the (still) US-dominated World Bank.
Economy - 4 Oct 2017
How Indonesia and India navigated the 2013 Taper Tantrum
In May 2013, a global over-reaction over misinterpreted comments from the US Federal Reserve on the future of controversial monetary policy of quantitative easing triggered the “Taper Tantrum” – a horror sell-down of the currencies of emerging economies.
Organisational performance - 4 Oct 2017
How to avoid envious hostility in the workplace
A good working relationship with your manager can be beneficial as it may lead to additional resources and support at work. Your talents, ability and performance are more likely to be recognised and you may have more influence over decision making in your team.
Leadership - 4 Oct 2017
Why we do what we do: Storytelling and the art of leadership
Storytelling might actually be one of the most powerful skills a leader can possess and one worth working hard to develop.
Behavioural economics - 3 Oct 2017
Leaving it to fate: how personality influences wealth
Personality plays more of a role in determining a person’s level of wealth at retirement than previously thought.
Superannuation - 3 Oct 2017
‘High risk, high return’ theory for super stands up for young investors
Young people may be better off pursuing an aggressive strategy for their superannuation over the long-term, despite persistent sharemarket volatility and concerns that another global financial crisis could occur.
Economy - 3 Oct 2017
Are women never the ‘right age’ to work?
Pay inequality over the course of a woman’s life results in significant financial disparities in later life. But to begin to challenge the pay gap that exists between men and women, we need to understand how the concept of “gendered ageism” manifests for women across their careers, and how it can be addressed through organisational practices and public policy.
Corporate regulation - 3 Oct 2017
Disrupting the phoenix – how to tackle a business scourge
Thousands of creditors are left in the ashes when crooked directors vaporise corporate entities and slink away from debts. But a major research team is tackling the issue.
Banking - 28 Sep 2017
Banks have diversified, but failure risk has risen – why?
Over the last decades, major Australian banks have morphed from their traditional role of deposit and loan firms, into big “one-stop shop” financial institutions with risk spread across different assets.
Energy - 25 Sep 2017
Why a fairer gas transfer pricing solution is needed
The current Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) Regulations grossly undervalue the gas transfer price for gas feedstock, to the detriment of tax collections and the community as owners of petroleum resources.