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Zurich appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... general insurance businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Former chief executive of the general insurance business, Tim Plant, is departing the company. Delaney's appointment unifies the operation of Zurich's various insurance businesses in the region. ...

Packhorse acquires inaugural property

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... acquisition is part of its plans to invest $1.5 billion in rural Australia over the next five years. Packhorse Pastoral chair Tim Samway said: "Our mission to build the greatest land custodian, land restoration and beef supply chain business in the world ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021
... 6). This would encourage Australian businesses to keep on lifting their investment on buildings and structures, equipment, plant and machinery and staff. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest 'CAPEX' report reveals that they have ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... employment boosts consumer optimism, stimulating spending, lifting company sales and profits, encouraging business spending in plant and machinery and staff and stimulating more hiring. Australia's successful containment of the COVID-19 outbreak ...

Australia in China's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm" - Sun Tzu, The Art of War It would be surprising and un-Chinese for China not to heed the prescriptions of one of its famous son, Sun Tzu - a military ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... it said. "In 2013 AIA's wholly owned subsidiary Philam Life extended a loan of $21 million for the Toledo coal power plant in Cebu, Philippines." The campaign has called for AIA's new chief executive, Lee Yuan Siong to align the company's ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore to reduce Aussie deficit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... employment boosts consumer optimism, stimulating spending, lifting company sales and profits, encouraging business spending in plant and machinery and staff, stimulating more hiring......and lessen the need for more government spending. Not only that ...

Chief economist update: A wonderful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... employment boosts consumer optimism, stimulating spending, lifting company sales and profits, encouraging business spending in plant and machinery and staff and stimulate more hiring. This, in turn, could also limit the amount and duration of government ...

Zurich joins reconciliation plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... movement. Zurich Australia chief executive, life and investments Justin Delaney, and chief executive general insurance, Tim Plant said the move comes as Zurich continues to grow its presence in Australia. "As a global insurance company, Zurich has a ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... employment boosts consumer optimism, stimulating spending, lifting company sales and profits, encouraging business spending in plant and machinery and staff, stimulating more hiring......and we're on our way. The Andrews government has already eased ...