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Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... translate to income. Higher income means increased household spending. Stronger consumer spending leads to better company profits. The bond market, particularly corporate bonds, should also benefit under this scenario, as there is minimal upward pressure ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... retirees have depended on receiving a refund of the excess company tax paid above their SMSF's marginal tax rate on company profits to supplement their income in retirement." He urged Labor to reconsider its initial policy to ban the refunding of franking ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... translate to income. Higher income means increased household spending. Stronger consumer spending leads to better company profits. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker Group. He previously worked as a fund manager, economist ...

Treasurer backs APRA's CBA probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... higher taxes and that's not something I support," he said. Elsewhere, Morrison was confident with strengthening company profits as showcased in the current reporting season. "Of the 43 ASX50 companies to report, 32 reported higher profits, but we're ...

Managed accounts growth delivers strong Praemium result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... profit after tax as at 30 June sits at $0.7 million, down 12% year-on-year due to higher tax expense for Australian company profits. Underlying cashflows of $6.5 million were used to pay $3.1 million in non-recurring costs and Australian company tax ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... Similarly, wholesale trade sales of good and services' growth slowed to 1.5% from 2.9% in the first quarter. Why are company profits growing much faster than sales? The answer my friends is not blowin' in the wind, it's in the same report. Wages and ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
It was good. Nay, it was very good. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on company profits helped explain the latest jump in the NAB survey that showed business conditions increased by 6 points to a reading of +16 in January - the highest ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... reflation - one that would bring about stronger growth (he's aiming for 3%-4% growth in US real GDP) that would lift company profits - and all the good things that go with it (investments in capital and labour) - and an end to low-flation. Trump's delivery ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... tax collections. He said the largest impact is on company tax receipts as the fall in export income decreases company profits. "The impact on company tax is larger in 2017-18, partly owing to lags in tax collections and a larger impact on company profits ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... and retail sales posted their fifth straight year-on-year decline in July. This would lead to lower sales, lower company profits, and reduced business investment. That would lead to price discounting and lower wages and even lower expected inflation. ...