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Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... jobs, reflected in increasing sizes of pay rises. Though, annual wage growth varied by industry, from 3.4% for the construction industry to 2.2% for the mining and electricity, gas, water, and waste services industries. Also notable, private sector wages ...

LOGOS partners with global logistics provider

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2022
... significant cost-advantages associated with improvements to supply chain predictability and rail-to-port connectivity." Construction of the facility is scheduled for completion next year.

Charter Hall sells half-stake in office fund to GIC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... precinct inclusive of 2300m 2 of retail space in May 2020. Stage 1, which comprises 48,000m 2 of lettable area, is under construction and due for 2023 completion. In December 2021, Aware Super joined Amazon as an anchor tenant of 555 Collins Street ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... conditions remained broad-based across states and industries, the bank added there was an especially strong pickup in the construction sector. Capacity utilisation - the percentage of potential output levels being achieved - reached a record 86.7%, well ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... again less than the 1.9% forecast. "Annual CPI inflation increased 6.1% in the June quarter, due to higher dwelling construction costs and automotive fuel prices," the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. Annual trimmed mean inflation, which excluded ...

MSC Trustees appointed by Alceon

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... secured by registered mortgages held over Australian property. The loans finance a mix of real estate development, construction, and ownership, with a loan to value maximum cap of 65%. Commenting on the mandate, MSC Group managing director Matthew Fletcher ...

ART, QIC partner on affordable housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... available to residents in 2024. The remaining sites are yet to be secured but will also be in South-East Queensland and construction is expected to have commenced on all of them by 2025. ART intends to invest up to $150 million for a subordinated debt ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... eight economic indicators," James said. They are relative unemployment and retail trade. It also ranked second on construction work done and housing finance, and this on dwelling starts. "But showing how even the rankings are, the ACT and South Australia ...

Future Fund appoints alternatives, credit heads

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... recruited as part of a widespread global search. Fisher will report to deputy chief investment officer, portfolio construction Ben Samild. Waldron has acted in the newly created role since June. He started with the organisation as an analyst, debt and ...

JBWere appoints head of investment funds research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... the team responsible for identifying high quality externally managed strategies across all asset classes and the construction of model portfolios, reporting into head of markets and investment group Grant Reid. Karapalidis joined JBWere in 2018 as a ...