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Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... lower oil prices reduce business input costs, increasing margins, lifting profits and by extension, business investment in plant, equipment, and staff. This is underscored by Oxford Economics' data that showed world private consumption growth rising ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... But apart from this coming in more than half market expectations for a 0.8% increase, the report showed that spending on plant, equipment and machinery - that which feeds into GDP - declined by 0.1% over the quarter. Moreover, according to the ABS, "Estimate ...

Former QBE chief joins NSW insurance fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... the NSW workers' compensation fund which was rebranded following the merging of its investment functions with TCorp. Tim Plant joins icare as group executive, innovation - a role which will involve overseeing the implementation of new customer-centric ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Queensland is boosting investment in environmentally responsible projects through green bonds issued via the state's Treasury. Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, Curtis Pitt, said the Queensland Treasury Corporation planned to issue certified ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016

QBE chief executive departs in leadership restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
QBE Insurance Australia chief executive Tim Plant has stepped down after just one year in the role following lackluster performance from the company. The insurer has opted for a change in leadership, with chief financial officer Pat Regan taking over ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... reaction to the better-than-expected - heaps better - 1.1% quarterly expansion in March quarter real GDP is beginning to plant the seed of doubt in my psyche. Doubt that perhaps my next-door neighbour (and lately, my sister-in-law) is correct all along... ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... consequences, sending a message that all is not good in land of Oz, prompting businesses to defer/withhold investing - in plant, equipment & machinery and staff - and consumers to defer spending and save instead... a chain of events that would lead to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... production China's Lunar new Year holiday and Toyota's temporary production stoppage (following an explosion at a steel plant) contributed to the bigger-than-expected 6.2% monthly fall in industrial output in February following a 3.7% increase in the ...

Senate recommends immediate adviser bans following "bitter harvest"

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
The Senate Economics References Committee has recommended legislative amendments which would allow ASIC to immediately suspend a financial adviser if "egregious misconduct" is suspected. Released today, the committee's report on the agribusiness managed ...