It is Time to Consider an Inflation Defence
Investors blessed with a keen old fashioned sense have caught a whiff of inflation in the air and are taking defensive action. Read More
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Monday, September 22 2014 -
The Economy: A Mixed Picture
Monday, September 22 2014 NAB senior economist David de Garis talks of a “mixed-picture economy” with an element of volatility that “should be treated with caution”. Read More
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Court Judgement on PPSR Issue
Monday, September 22 2014 On April 16 this year the WA Supreme Court delivered judgement on a landmark case where the owner of Spiers Earthworks Pty Ltd whose assets included motor vehicles and trailers, lost them all to the receiver and manager appointed over the company that hired them. Read More
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Business Survival for the Construction Industry in Tough Times
Wednesday, August 13 2014 The key - identify and control the risks from the insolvency of a developer, contractor or sub-contractor Read More
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Unemployment Bad But Unlikely to Get Worse
Wednesday, August 13 2014 Australia’s jobless rate has hit 6.4%, the highest since 2003 and 0.1% more than America’s. It’s the first time Australia’s job rate has exceeded America’s since 2007. SA’s jobless rate, 1.8% higher than the nation’s as a whole, is the worst in 13 years, higher than any other State, and, according to University of Adelaide Associate Professor John Spoehr, is at risk of climbing to the double figures experienced in the 1990s. Read More
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Builders Need a Break, not a Brake
Wednesday, August 13 2014 The building and construction industry needs a few breaks, rather than the brakes put upon it. This is the essence of the argument being put to governments by the industry. We summarise several issues below. Read More