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Busting the gendered myths around financial risk taking

Busting the gendered myths around financial risk taking

The stereotype that men are financial risk takers and women are not is under challenge.

Philip J Grossman

Department of Economics

Fuelled by a Netflix blockbuster, chess is making a comeback – and that’s good for children

Fuelled by a Netflix blockbuster, chess is making a comeback – and that’s good for children

Learning to play chess at school helps teach young people to take more risks in the game of life.

Asadul Islam

Wang-Sheng Lee

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

Firms prepped for working from home fared better during the pandemic

Firms prepped for working from home fared better during the pandemic

Firms that prepared well for employees to work from home were more resilient during the pandemic, with stronger operational performances, higher credit ratings and lower costs of debt.

Cameron Truong

Department of Accounting

COVID-19 business reset: Risk, uncertainty and opportunity

COVID-19 business reset: Risk, uncertainty and opportunity

Does COVID-19 identify greater risk or more opportunities for business? Board members need to find out – fast.

Andrew Matthews

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Superannuation – How much risk are you exposed to?

Superannuation – How much risk are you exposed to?

Australian investors need to be more informed by their super fund in relation to the risk their nest egg may be exposed to.

Banita Bissoondoyal-Bheenick

Department of Banking and Finance

‘High risk, high return’ theory for super stands up for young investors

‘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.

Banita Bissoondoyal-Bheenick

Department of Banking and Finance

Banks have diversified, but failure risk has risen – why?

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.

Barry Williams

Department of Business Law and Taxation

Understanding the long-term costs of natural disasters

Understanding the long-term costs of natural disasters

Just how long does it take a community to get back on its feet following a natural disaster? And how much do we really know about the long-term effects on people’s living standards, job prospects, educational outcomes and health?

David Johnston