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Hard landing if we don't heed RBA warnings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... While not echoing the hard landing fears just yet, the latest business sentiment survey from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) nonetheless noted that "Wage and non-wage labour costs rose significantly over the December quarter with ...

Toy story

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... approximately 20 per cent of factories failed to make the grade. Michael O'Sullivan, Secretary General of the EU Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, told the BBC that closing factories in a war on product safely is not ultimately the solution. Sullivan believes ...

Mortgage stress hits record levels

... growing minority," he said. Today's rate rise also affects the corporate sector. According to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the 0.25 percent increase will directly cost the Australian economy $1.8 billion over the next 12 months. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
... the Australian stock exchange, Babcock & Brown Ltd chief executive Phil Green addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch on "Opportunities and challenges for the structured finance market", and Babcock & Brown Power Ltd holds its annual ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... Melbourne, Westpac managing director and chief executive, Dr David Morgan, speaks at the Australia - Israel Chamber of Commerce. United Group Ltd, the Reject Shop Ltd and RCG Corporation Ltd hold their Annual General Meetings. The Australian sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Today, National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for September and SAI Global-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) publishes its Survey of Investor Confidence. PWC launches the second edition of its research into the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Qantas executive general manager John Borghetti will speak at American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch, perhaps revealing more of Qantas's plans. On Wednesday, the Australian sharemarket closed sharply lower ...

Platforms divided on shelf space fees

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
... every fund involves operational cost for us." MLC chief executive Steve Tucker, in a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in June, also raised no opposition, as long as shelf fees were passed onto the customer. However, Skandia's chief ...

St.George and HESTA champion flexible workplace

... us," said Corboy. The awards were supported by two of the country's leading business bodies, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA). A panel of government and industry workplace experts chose ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch and Australia's Ambassador to APEC, David Spencer, will speak at an American Chamber of Commerce briefing on the issues to be addressed at the APEC Leaders' Week in Sydney in September. It is also the second and final ...