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Along with a multitude of other habits of our lives, retail habits have dramatically changed during the pandemic. With many bricks-and-mortar shops forced to shut down and consumers too nervous to go to the ones still open, e-commerce has been experiencing huge growth.

The Australian superannuation industry consists of five different types of superannuation funds; Industry funds, Public sector funds, retail funds, corporate funds and self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs).

COVID-19 has not only caused fear, shock and volatility to rip through the market, but has also pulled the carpet out under most businesses. Many, if not all have been impacted by the crisis to some degree. Some have been able to get away with reinventing themselves slightly by  reorganising employees to work remotely and conduct meetings online. The hospitality industry is offering take-away only and others have been forced to completely reconsider what they do. Many have lost the very premise of their existence with no other option than to close for good. 

This week we were joined in office by Prescient Therapeutics (ASX: PTX) CEO and Managing Director Steven Yatomi-Clarke for an investor and industry update in the personalised medicine and cancer therapy space. 

CEOs and advisers must get ready for new ways of working. Businesses are starting to understand that as social distancing restrictions begin to ease in the coming months, we’ll not be going “back to normal” anytime soon, if ever.

The Australian iron ore sector emerges from COVID-19 with opportunities to expand and diversify, but Chinese boycott remains a risk  

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“Just buy something for less than it’s worth” Warren Buffett said almost thirty years ago. The quote neatly sums up the famous investor’s philosophy.

As well as having infected in excess of 3.6 million and claimed 250,000 lives, COVID-19 has put the global economy into a deep freeze. It’s no surprise that markets have reacted positively to the news of an antiviral drug that could help COVID-19 patients recover faster. Five Australian hospitals are already in line to receive the drug.

Most of us have probably become used to conducting increasingly large chunks of our lives online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people will find that the internet works just fine for their purposes from streaming videos to writing emails, however for more sophisticated technology companies, today’s internet infrastructure isn’t nearly good enough for what they want to achieve.

Every year, shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway take the pilgrimage to Nebraska to hear the wisdom of its CEO and Chairman Warren Buffett. This year the meeting was streamed live as Buffett covered his thoughts on the company, the markets and the economy. Here are the key take-aways.

The lithium-ion battery revolution is here and it’s powering our way into a 100% renewables future at scale.  In 2017, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage system went live in South Australia. It provides backup power to 30 000 homes in a state infamous for its blackouts. The following year, Hyundai installed a similar system in the South Korean town of Ulsan. AES Energy Storage is set to complete a similar project in California by 2023.