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News and interviews on QBE including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Why it’s time to look at quotas for female directors: KohlerMonday, 06 December 2010
The debate about mandatory quotas for the number of female company directors has heated up again with comments from Heather Ridout and Elizabeth Proust. Both said they used to be against quotas, but now they are in favour of them. ...
House prices to grow by 20% over next three years, new BIS Shrapnel report reveals
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Housing prices will grow by over 20% in the next three years due to shortages in key capital city areas and strong migration, especially in Sydney, a new BIS Shrapnel report reveals. ...
No decision on DFO’s future, General Motors files for IPO: Economy Roundup
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Discussions between DFO owner and Austexx are ongoing, with still no final decision made regarding the shopping chain's future. ...
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 ...
BP tipped to remove CEO, Shares move higher: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Oil giant BP is set to drop chief executive Tony Hayward in favour of executive Robert Dudley, in an attempt to overhaul the clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico and mend ties with the US government. ...
Wesfarmers announces Coles sales up 4.3%: Economy Roundup
Monday, 26 July 2010
Retail giant Wesfarmers has recorded better-than-expected annual sales growth at its Coles supermarket chain, with sales up 4.3% to $29.7 billion compared to the previous financial year. ...
Shares hit 12-month low: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 06 July 2010
The Australian share market has opened lower this morning at a 12-month low, following disappointing leads from European and Asian markets. ...
Google’s revenue jumps 23% in first quarter, Shares dip below 5,000: Economy Roundup
Friday, 16 April 2010
Internet giant Google has announced a 23% jump in first quarter revenue to $US6.77 billion due to an upturn in web advertising, but its shares have fallen 5% with investors underwhelmed by the results. ...
Harvey Norman profit up 60%, Shares move higher: Economy Roundup
Friday, 26 February 2010
Retail giant Harvey Norman has recorded a 60% rise in first-half profit to $158.9 million after recording just $99.3 million in the previous corresponding period. ...
Building industry worried after another insurer abandons home warranty market
Friday, 05 February 2010
Vero's decision to abandon its home warranty insurance operations will create uncertainty and a lack of competition which could threaten the rest of the sector, an industry leader has warned. ...
Property prices set to soar again
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Our property markets are on the move again and "double-digit house price growth is forecast across all capital cities from June 2009 to June 2012, particularly in those markets with positive affordability," according to mortgage insurer QBE LMI chief executive ...
House prices set to soar 20% by 2012: Report
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Investors are being told now is the time to enter the housing market, as prices are set to rise up to 20% by 2012 with Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane properties expected to record the most growth, a new report has revealed. ...
House prices set to soar 20% by 2012: Report
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Investors are being told now is the time to enter the housing market, as prices are set to rise up to 20% by 2012 with Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane properties expected to record the most growth, a new report has revealed. ...
Survey shows SMEs concerned about finding staff, Shares up: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
A survey of more than 1,500 employers by DBM Consultants shows that SME's concerns have dropped substantially, but fears about finding staff are rapidly rising as the prospect of a new war for talent emerges. ...
Using his Imagination
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Today on Lunch with Entrepreneur Amanda Gome is talking to Imagination Entertainment's co-founder Shane Yeend. Yeend, who broke into the competitive games market with a hit board game Battle of the Sexes in around 1997, has focused on the US market which ...
Australia Post to offer car, home insurance
Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Australia Post has announced it will expand into the insurance market, offering car insurance with further plans for travel, home and contents insurance by the end of the year, including possible offerings for SMEs. ...
Why is the market so happy with profit reporting season? A SmartCompany Q&A.
Monday, 24 August 2009
It was supposed to be the worst profit reporting season in almost two decades, when a year of falling sales, job cuts and asset writedowns caused a flood of red ink on the financial reports of big Australian companies. ...
Finding the hidden investment value
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Any investor crawling out of their cave and surveying the wreckage of 2008 would be immediately conscious of one thing - the sharemarket is very cheap. In fact, it is as cheap as it has been for three decades, at about 8.8 times earnings, compared to an historical ...
20 signs of hope for the sharemarket
Monday, 01 December 2008
In the interests of being hopeful rather than hopeless, here are signs of market hope in the shorter term. ...
Short-term pain but long-term gain for property investors
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Real estate decisions should be made on a seven to 10-year time scale, so our current market place looks more like a landscape of good buying opportunities, not one for ill-considered exit selling ...
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