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Treasury opens discussion on tax reform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... participation rates." The paper also notes that the rise of technology has facilitated large companies using integrated supply chains, taking advantage of international markets where production costs are lower. This in turn complicates corporate taxation ...

Super sector eyes Qld ports and generators

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... Port of Townsville and the Port of Gladstone and expects that private investment in these existing ports and their supply chains will promote significant economic growth for the benefit of the local and regional economies and the communities they serve." ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... followed by a tsunami that set off a nuclear disaster devastated Japan and interrupted production in the country and supply chains around the world in the first quarter of the year. And of course, there were the Christchurch earthquake and the floods ...

Insurance industry prepared for black swan flock

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... free liquidity and manage the total cost of risk. "There is a deeper understanding that insuring or dealing with supply chains is something clients need to do," he said.

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... slowdown in the US economy had been due to temporary factors - high petrol and Japan disaster-induced disruptions to supply chains. That Sir Ben believes that the US economy should grow faster in the second half as these temporary factors fade. Only ...

The seventh day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... April (the least since last October). But all is not lost. The drop in imports was due chiefly to the disruptions to supply chains from Japan's tsunami. Imports from Japan plunged by 25.5 per cent in April from March. Then again, maybe not. Cause imports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... the quake's aftermath, with production halted amid power shortages and a shortage of components due to shattered supply chains. The Nikkei 225 index fell 46.71 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 9,708.39 points, after earlier rising on a weaker yen. The Topix ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... a staggering cost of US$235 billion. And that's only for Japan. There are now legitimate talks of disruptions to supply chains. This would exact a heavy toll on global production. And over the weekend, "Operation Odyssey Dawn" added to the list of market ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... Unforeseen and unpredictable forces ranging from food security to the race between China and USA to secure international supply chains are all now having an impact on the investing market with new trends and surging prices to occur in areas not seen ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... of value. We expect companies that we invest in to have robust programmes to manage corruption in their firm and supply chains," said George Dallas, director of corporate governance at F&C Management. James Gifford, executive director of the UN PRI ...