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Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... report reveals that they have already done so in the March 2021 quarter. Here are the key stats: Total new capital expenditure rose by 6.3% Buildings and structures rose by 3.8% Equipment, plant and machinery rose by 9.1% Estimate 2 for 2021-22 is $113,635m. ...

Chief economist update: Be afraid of inflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
US Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis president James Bullard's recent virtual presentation provided a timely venue for the Fed to push back on inflation fears that drove equity markets down a day before. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' ...

Chief economist update: Frydenberg spends big

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... etc. overall, a deeper and lengthier recession that'll eventually come full circle in terms of higher government expenditure with the added cost of entrenched unemployment and scarred confidence among consumers and businesses. Because of these, the ...

Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... skills cadetship trial which combines workplace and vocational training." But the budget's additional infrastructure expenditure, equating to just $1.5 billion per year, should be contrasted with the $64 billion that was spent across Australia last year ...

Aged care expenditure to jump 37%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... boost to address problems raised in the Royal Commission and prepare for the coming wave of aging retirees. Aged care expenditure will increase 7% during 2021-22 to $24.3 billion and by 37% over the next four years to $31.2 billion, making it one of ...

APRA gains traction on superannuation data project

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... create deeper analysis in the APRA heatmaps as well as performance benchmarking. "More granular information on fund expenditure, including marketing and sponsorships, will provide greater transparency on how trustees spend their members' money," she ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... additional form-filling burdens that overlap. Verdnik said trustees are already good at documenting the reasons for their expenditure and undertaking analysis and commercial justification on why they were embarking on major projects. "The new law will ...

Australian Ethical continues growth trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... McMurdo said. "The second half of the financial year will be impacted by higher operating expenses, due to timing of expenditure, as well as increased investment in capability, strategic initiatives and regulatory projects as we continue to position ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... Woodside's annual general meeting, requesting that the company disclose information that demonstrates how its expenditure and operations will be managed in a manger consistent with the Paris Agreement. "The decline in oil and gas use required to ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... profit-making company or a trade union and employer group," Loane said. Scheerlinck is concerned about the lack details around expenditure, which gives the government power to ban super fund investment or expenditure regardless of whether it is in members' ...