New tax reporting system for builders makes for more red tape
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Plenty has been written about measures announced in the 2012 federal budget, so I won't go over old (although not very old) ground there.  ...

---

IMF replacement talk “premature”, Shares continue recent slide: Midday Roundup
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
The most likely candidate for head of the International Monetary Fund has said it is still too early to discuss whether she will take the job.  ...

---

Strike action at big employers could scare SMEs into not bargaining hard enough: Expert
Thursday, 07 April 2011
Industrial battles engulfing logistics giant Patricks, airline Qantas and construction group Lend Lease might reflect greater union confidence under Labor's Fair Work Act, an expert says.  ...

---

Retirement villages in receivership as banks swoop
Monday, 18 October 2010
Ten retirement villages that are owned by the listed Prime Retirement and Aged Care Property Trust have been placed in the hands of receivers after banks including National Australia Bank and Suncorp Metway lost patience with the group.  ...

---

Australian dollar passes US95c, ANZ hit with $50m class action: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
The Australian dollar has reached a two-year high this morning, jumping over US95.8c for the first time since the global financial crisis begun.  ...

---

Spotting global growth opportunities: Gottliebsen
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
At each Hayman Island leaders' retreat, I'm always on the look out for industries or regions that are headed for growth and areas where there appears to be structural decline. In 2010 there were some standout candidates, leaving aside the standard China growth ...

---

Sigma sells drugs division to Aspen for $900 million, Shares slip: Economy Roundup
Monday, 16 August 2010
Sigma Pharmaceuticals has finally agreed to sell the drugs division of its business to South African Aspen Pharmacare for $900 million, with the company's shares jumping 8% to 54c this morning.  ...

---

THE BIG PICTURE: Economy's new speed limit
Monday, 16 August 2010
Is there a new speed limit for the economy? In the recent Statement on Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank broadly left unchanged both its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the period out to 2012. On current figuring the Reserve Bank expects the economy ...

---

Unemployment remains steady at 5.1%, Shares jump: Economy roundup
Thursday, 08 July 2010
The unemployment rate remained steady at a seasonally adjusted 5.1% during June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  ...

---

Australian retailers must embrace online or risk going the way of the newspaper: Gottliebsen
Thursday, 08 July 2010
Last night’s big jump on Wall Street underlines the fact that there are enormous sums on the sidelines not wanting to miss the market bottom and the American belief that well-managed companies can overcome slow growth and generate strong profits. The changes ...

---

Gillard to focus on RSPT negotiations: Economy Roundup
Friday, 25 June 2010
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the resources super profits tax will be a major priority for her government over the next few weeks.  ...

---

Business payment terms increase to 54 days, Super Cheap Auto buys Rays Outdoors: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
New data from Dun & Bradstreet could pose a threat to Australia's solid economy, with a new survey suggesting business payment terms have fallen for a third consecutive quarter despite actual business conditions improving over that same period.  ...

---

NAB in trading halt ahead of AXA announcement, Shares move higher: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
National Australia Bank shares have been placed in a trading halt ahead of an announcement regarding the company's proposed $13 billion acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings.  ...

---

Websites of top ASX companies unreliable, new report claims
Friday, 26 March 2010
Only two of the websites of the top 50 companies on the ASX200 have managed to record 100% uptime during the past months, with Wesfarmers, Crown and Tabcorp among the worst performers, tracking company WatchMouse has revealed.  ...

---

Business confidence jumps again, Shares flat: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Businesses are now the most confident they have been in years as they take advantage of a sustained economic recovery, the latest results of the NAB business survey and economic outlook for February reveals.  ...

---

Super funds dip in January, Flight Centre profit soars: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 25 February 2010
The average median balanced option in Australia's largest super funds has recorded a dip in January, falling 2.17% as sharemarkets headed south.  ...

---

Property hotspots for 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
With Australia's property market continuing to rally despite the threat of rising interest rates, it's more important than ever to hunt out the suburbs and regions that offer the best value for money.  ...

---

THE WEEK AHEAD: Is business investing again?
Monday, 22 February 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) hasn't had a great track record of late. The IMF didn't foresee the US financial crisis. Then it became far too gloomy with its forecasts on global growth, downplaying the strength in the Asian region. And then the IMF ...

---

Consumer sentiment jumps 5.6%: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Three consecutive rate rises have done little to hurt consumers, with sentiment rising by 5.6% in January to 120.1 points, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey.  ...

---

Over 37,000 businesses still at risk in 2010, Government eases Qantas foreign ownership laws: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Over 60 countries around the world expect to record lower output in 2010 than during 2008 with over 37,000 Australian firms expecting to face financial stress during the next 12 months, a new Dun & Bradstreet report reveals.  ...

---