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Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... easing, and the Morrison government forced into raising government spending - bringing forward more tax cuts and lifting expenditure on infrastructure.

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... it's looking a lot like businesses aren't too. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia, Sep 2019 report showed actual total new private capital spending fell by 0.2% in ...

APRA responds to industry concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... assessment. APRA reiterated it expects all RSE licensees to have updated their strategic objectives, business plans and expenditure management processes to be compliant with the guide by 1 January 2020.

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... spending from around 6% in mid-2018, at 4%, it remains above its long-term average of 3.7%. US personal consumption expenditure accounts for around 70% of the US economy. They have jobs, they feel richer - the S&P 500 index has risen by 24.1% this year ...

IFM to spend $25bn on Aussie infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... that IFM Investors has spent on its Australian infrastructure assets in the last eight years. "This ongoing capital expenditure is a result of the alignment between the long term time horizon of superannuation money and major critical Australian infrastructure," ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... for investment. Reduced borrowing costs for businesses (lower official cash rate) could encourage increased capital expenditure - evident in the 14.9% increase in capex intentions for 2019/20 in estimate 3 of the capex survey from estimate 2 - as well ...

Who foots the bill when super funds merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... going to be one fund. "It's very much finance and tax and accounting driven as to where is the best place for the expenditure to occur to maximise the tax benefits for the combined fund going forward and so that stage, it doesn't actually matter ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... budget surplus ? published on August 27. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure report justifies Financial Standard' s prescription that, "It's time for the government to ...

Court dismisses Westpac lending practice case

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... obligations before entering into home loan contracts. Westpac's automated system used a benchmark called the Household Expenditure Measure or HEM to assess consumer expenses failed to account for actual expenses incurred, ASIC said, and therefore breached ...

Charter Hall industrial fund scores top Lonsec rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... are leased on a triple-net basis, whereby the tenant is responsible for all outgoings, including maintenance capital expenditure. "Charter Hall's high-quality management team has a track record of delivering solid returns on direct property trusts" and ...