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Five bright thinking tips for Investors

Save one-tenth of everything you earn, aside from super In the George S Clason classic, the richest man in Babylon said, that “gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantities to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family”. In…

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TED Talks: Mariana Mazzucato – Government – Investor, risk-taker, innovator

Why doesn’t the government just get out of the way and let the private sector – the “real revolutionaries” – innovate? It’s rhetoric you hear everywhere, and Mariana Mazzucato wants to dispel it.

In an energetic talk, she shows how the state – which many see as a slow, hunkering behemoth – is really one of our most exciting risk-takers and market-shapers.

Which actor in the economy is most responsible for making radical innovation happen?

Mariana Mazzucato comes up with a surprising answer: the state.

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TED Talks: Yves Morieux – As work gets more complex, 6 rules to simplify

Why do people feel so miserable and disengaged at work? Because today’s businesses are increasingly and dizzingly complex – and traditional pillars of management are obsolete, says Yves Morieux. So, he says, it falls to individual employees to navigate the rabbit’s warren of inter-dependencies.

In this energetic talk, Yves Morieux offers six rules for “smart simplicity.” Rule one – Understand what your colleagues actually do.

BCG’s Yves Morieux researches how corporations can adapt to a modern and complex business landscape.

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New Employer Reporting for Super Contributions

The ATO is about to introduce a new reporting requirement for employers when making super contributions for their employees. It is an attempt to help streamline and improve efficiency of the superannuation system and to provide a more consistent process for all employers.

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