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Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... quarter); financial and insurance services (+1.3% from +12.1%). Companies that improved their profitability include: electricity, gas, water and waste services (+7.0% from -2.8%); construction (+9.8% from -2.8%); accommodation and food services (+13.5% ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... acquire and finance the construction of a solar plant in Queensland's Middlemount that will be able to generate electricity for 24,000 households. This investment is SUSI's first asset in Australia and the biggest solar plant in its portfolio ...

When aged care advice takes an emotional toll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... advisers should consider the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, which provides access to cheaper health care, discounts to electricity and gas bills, and public transport, Fenton said. Eligibility for the health card is based on assessable income, while ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... year, but almost half of its ATMs are now smart ATMs, up from just a quarter five years ago. More than 70% of all electricity generation projects that the bank financed in 2018 were renewables including hydro. This is a gain of 6% over the previous y ...

Big-spending retirees live in Melbourne: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... examined bank account transactions of 300,000 retirees nationally. It found non-discretionary costs such as food, electricity and gas are rising at a greater pace than inflation and will have a significantly greater impact on retirees in poorer areas. ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... climate change. The lowest of the Australian funds, QSuper ranked equal 64th alongside funds including the UK's Electricity Supply Pension Scheme and the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. This also attracted a D-rating. From a regional perspective ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... to 106.1 in July from 102.1 in the previous month, the survey revealed pressure on household budgets from "rising electricity and petrol costs, and declining house prices." More dipping into savings as "fewer households are saving and those that are ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... missed market expectations for a 2.2% gain and was mainly driven by the strong rise in automotive fuel (+16.2% yoy); electricity (+10.4%) and alcohol and tobacco (7.8%). If the headline inflation measure is not disappointing enough the underlying measures ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... that will appear, including: AMP Super and NM Super (AMP) AustralianSuper Catholic Super Colonial First State (CBA) Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation (Energy Super) Hostplus IOOF Mercer NULIS (MLC/NAB) Onepath and Oasis (ANZ) Suncorp Sunsuper ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... driven by rises in non-discretionary components such as insurance and other financial services (0.7%), food (0.5%), and electricity, gas and other fuels (2.3%). There were falls in hotels, cafes and restaurants (-1.8%) and alcoholic beverages (-2%)." ...