There's work (and life) outside of universities for PhD graduates
We need to do more to support and encourage the most intellectually and experimentally capable scientists at all levels to flourish in the research sector, write Les Field and Andrew...
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Professor Pamela Hanrahan and Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith are among the experts who will advise the panel investigating ASIC’s enforcement powers.
View ArticleIt’s a Trumptastrophe
A Trump presidency will create a lot of uncertainty about many aspects of the economy and that is bad for confidence and investment, writes Richard Holden.
View ArticleExplainer: what exactly must companies disclose to investors?
Mark Humphery-Jenner examines ASX rules and other legislation requiring companies to disclose any information that could affect the price or value of shares.
View ArticleASIC's nod to class actions may backfire
The regulator's chairman has said class action litigation is a good market-driven solution, but how does that translate to ASIC's policy position, asks Michael Legg.
View ArticleBig ideas buried in innovation graveyard
For Australia to become an idea launcher, it needs to institute a culture that makes big, bold bets on new discoveries to allow them to flourish, writes Ben McNeil.
View ArticleCoal more risky than renewables
Coal-fired electricity may have little or no economic future in Australia, even if carbon capture and storage becomes commercially available, a new analysis has found.
View ArticleOpen for business, restrictions apply
After the Huawei and GrainCorp decisions, the "open for business" Coalition must make welcoming foreign investment a higher priority, writes Geoffrey Garrett.
View ArticleRise of corporate divorces leads to fleeting gains
Like their human equivalents, corporate divorces can have benefits, but can also be very messy affairs, writes Peter Kien Pham.
View ArticleOut-classed: How mum-and-dad investors are beating the professionals
New research from the UNSW Business School reveals individuals can make better traders than institutions.
View ArticleIs Greek contagion spreading to China?
The worsening Greek debt situation is adding to investor reluctance to buy Chinese shares, according to UNSW Australia’s Visiting Fellow in Banking and Finance Vic Edwards.
View ArticleQuantum industry needs more Australian government support
Australia may win the race to build a revolutionary quantum computer, but UNSW global research leader Michelle Simmons warns that without investment we risk losing the industry offshore....
View ArticleUNSW and Shanghai Jiao Tong up the ante in joint research fund
UNSW and China’s prestigious Shanghai Jiao Tong University have increased the size of a joint investment fund designed to mobilise industry investment in research and tap into China’s rapidly rising...
View ArticlePeople misreading risk in super product disclosures may lose more than they...
Research from UNSW's Business School suggests many people may be misreading information from their superannuation fund, leading to confusion about investment risk.
View ArticleVital signs: Sluggish business investment shows caution is king
Worse-than-expected business investment in both manufacturing and mining provides another nod towards secular stagnation, writes Richard Holden.
View ArticleThere's work (and life) outside of universities for PhD graduates
We need to do more to support and encourage the most intellectually and experimentally capable scientists at all levels to flourish in the research sector, write Les Field and Andrew...
View ArticleUniversity experts part of taskforce assessing ASIC’s powers
Professor Pamela Hanrahan and Professor Dimity Kingsford Smith are among the experts who will advise the panel investigating ASIC’s enforcement powers.
View ArticleIt’s a Trumptastrophe
A Trump presidency will create a lot of uncertainty about many aspects of the economy and that is bad for confidence and investment, writes Richard Holden.
View ArticleExplainer: what exactly must companies disclose to investors?
Mark Humphery-Jenner examines ASX rules and other legislation requiring companies to disclose any information that could affect the price or value of shares.
View ArticleThis is more than a health crisis: here's a 10-point plan for avoiding recession
Investment incentives might not be enough. We'll need public investment and forced increases in wages.
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