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Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... density share housing and the nature of their job increases their exposure to the risks - e.g. workers in abattoirs, horticulture and aged care as well as cleaners - it is not possible to physically distance." Simultaneously, the virus has stressed the ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... other roles at Sydney Re, QBE Re in London, Australian Eagle Insurance and the Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture. Bhatia said: "In Tim, we find a wealth of experience as an insurance CEO, senior executive and company director who not ...

Ausbil wins industry fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... members. Originally servicing the farming sector, Prime expanded to include other primary industries, including timber, horticulture and mining - essentially any industry operating in regional and rural Australia. In May 2014, the fund merged with Health ...

Financial services leading Australian M&A

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... reaping the benefits already of recently effected FTA's - beef exports to Japan have experienced an 86% increase, and horticulture exports to Korea are also up - making these companies ideal targets for M&A activity," the report said. Pitcher Partners ...

Trilogy Funds makes $9m property investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... area of 7.27 years. Over 70% of the Ravenhall building is leased until 2023 to the Costa group, Australia's largest horticulture producer and exporter. The Royal District Nursing Service is the second largest tenant. Colliers International and Pellicano ...

Timbercorp calls in administrators

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... the group's chairman, told shareholders at the AGM two months ago that the group would sell certain forestry and horticulture assets to repay borrowings. The company also said at the time that it would review its capital-intensive business model and ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... Federal Government to reduce the withholding tax on foreign workers from 29 to 13 per cent saying that the $7 billion horticulture industry could lose about 10 per cent of its revenue because of a lack of labour. The NFF also said that the minimum pay ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... Federation (NFF). The NFF acknowledged that there were sensitive issues like the vulnerability of the Australian horticulture sector to Chinese imports and that that the textile, clothing, footwear and automotive industries have negotiated a tariff phase ...

Tax aside, agribusiness still "worth a look"

... was constricted last year. It is good growth for the sector and just reflects increased supply, particularly in the horticulture sector, which is attracting a lot of interest right now." Another trend, said Kelly, is a shift towards an up front fee model ...
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