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Global investors missed turning point

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... fundamentals such as earnings per share growth and the like will also reduce. It says countries open to trade and immigration and growing their workforces will prosper, as will companies operating across political boundaries focusing in markets with ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... ageing is a global problem requiring global solutions. "We need globalisation. We need global labour movement and immigration. But the danger is that ageing populations will turn inwards and push backward against that," Jackson said.

N1 purchases Sydney property portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... started as a mortgage broker targeting immigrants and foreign investors, it has since moved into financial planning, immigration support services and property management.

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) last week to ...

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... 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 growth, and have good demographics. You need economies to refocus. You've got to find ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... tightness in the labour market is having". However, the current financial market volatility, slowing global growth, the immigration wave and Brexit talks could undermine investor, consumer and business confidence, slowing growth and in turn, price pressures. ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... Australia's demographic index ranking is 98 out of 168, a somewhat middling performance with its ageing population helped by immigration. Its institutions appear much higher on the index, ranked 10 out of 168. RBC said they do not provide a "bottleneck ...

Four steps up, four steps down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... softened over 2015, due mainly to lower terms of trade. Combined with increases in the labour supply from strong net immigration, the slowdown has seen an increase in spare capacity and unemployment." "The New Zealand dollar has risen since August, partly ...

RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... growing at an annual rate of around 2.5 percent, supported by low interest rates, construction activity, and high net immigration. However, the growth outlook is now softer than at the time of the June Statement. Rebuild activity in Canterbury appears ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... this. Germany certainly wasn't able to as evidenced by this sub-heading in the Deutsche Bank report, "Germany now immigration country no.1 in the EU." You can thank me later Alexis after your creditors pay up.