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Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... has tripled since 2009. She added the report shows quality sustainability reporting is no longer the sole province of the mining and banking sectors, with nearly all Australian industry sectors having at least one "leading" reporter. Media and consumer ...

Alternatives delivering for infra and PE

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... outperform; the impact of secular stagnation over the next decade; and how the Australian economy is transitioning from the mining boom. Tan said cash and bond markets had already priced in a secular stagnation scenario, implying much lower asset class ...

Investors must adapt to capital light era

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... will need to adapt to a world requiring lower funding for smaller scale investments in comparison with Australia's recent mining boom. This is one of several views held by ANZ in its Servicing Australia's Future report released yesterday. The report ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... water production and water supply accounted for the bulk of May's increase. This was partially offset by a 2.3% decline in mining output. China fixed asset investment Another miss. Growth in China's fixed asset investment slowed to 9.6% in the January ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... expectations of 0 to 0.5% increase. The March quarter decline in profits was led by a 14.5% drop in manufacturing. Profits in the mining sector fell by 6.6% (accelerating from the 8.4% contraction in the December 2015 quarter) and electricity, gas and ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Australian income seekers have been whacked by the downturn in the mining sector, with high a profile dividend cut from BHP Billiton leading to Australia tumbling down the Henderson Global Dividend Index in the first quarter. In Australia, dividends ...

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... this was already evident in areas such as tourism and health care, and Australia had set an example in its shift from a mining-led economy. "This is a time when you want governments to be supportive towards immigration, drive a reasonable amount of population ...

Foreign direct investors turning to Australia for growth

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... investment inflows fell from $51.9 billion to $34.7 billion due to the fall in mergers and acquisitions activity in the mining sector. The report added: "However, foreign investors in other sectors, particularly the IT industry, have shown keen interest ...

RBA appoints next governor

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... financial crisis, the passing of a once in a generation terms of trade boom, and the rise and fall of an unprecedented mining investment boom. "The Government thanks Mr Stevens and his staff for the role they played in helping the Australian economy ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... meeting that, "In Australia, the available information suggests that the economy is continuing to rebalance following the mining investment boom" and that, "Indications are that growth is continuing in 2016..." Australian retail sales increased by 0.4% ...