ASX 300 Quarterly Business Survey – March 2014
Business conditions for ASX 300 maintained momentum in the first quarter of 2014 - the broader economy weakened as it dipped back into negative territory. Confidence for larger firms surged to its highest level in the 3-year history of the survey. Read more
Quarterly SME Survey – March 2014
SME business confidence eased for the first time in over a year – consistent with persistently soft conditions and trends seen by larger firms. Nevertheless, business activity has improved with conditions rising to their highest since mid-2010 – although still sub-trend. Read more
Your Money, Your Call: BHP and inflation
NAB’s Director of Fixed Income, Mark Todd, is joined by FNArena analyst Rudi Filapek-Vandyck. They begin by discussing investing in BHP stock, before assessing inflation - including current forecasts and how velocity, innovation and the labour market can impact upon it. Read more
Australian wine producers on the way to China
China is the world’s biggest market for red wine at 1.87 billion bottles in 2013. Australian wine producers are invited to experience first-hand Chinese tastes, the local industry and build valuable contacts with a wine study tour to China and Hong Kong. Read more
Robots at your service
Robots are on the march. Most of them work on assembly lines, building cars, making electronic devices and processing food, drugs and chemicals. But robots are spreading beyond the factory - a trend that will accelerate in 2014. Read more
A fresh look at Australia in the Asian Century
Australia’s role in securing the food, water and supply chains of Asia will be dependent on our ability to embrace change and innovation. Dr. Ken Henry looks at the opportunities that exist for Australian businesses in the Asian century. Read more
China Economic Update – 17 April 2014
There were few surprises in the latest Chinese data release, with the weakening trends evident since the latter part of last year continuing into the first quarter of 2014, with slower economic growth, comparatively soft industrial production and investment data continuing Read more
The world in figures: IT software and services
Software and services firms will have a good year in 2014 according to The Economist Intelligence Unit. Software spending by businesses and government will rise by 6.2%, while the canny consultants who explain how to use the stuff will enjoy revenue gain of 5.7%. Read more
Your Money, Your Call: Miners now a dividend play
NAB’s Director of Fixed Income, Mark Todd, discusses the current trends in mining stocks and why they've become attractive to dividend hunters with FNArena analyst Rudi Filapek-Vandyck. Read more
Quarterly Business Survey – March 2014
Business confidence eased from its recent high but remained elevated in the March quarter. Business conditions were soft, but are now much better than 6-months earlier. Forward indicators point to further modest improvements over coming months. Read more
Quarterly Australian Residential Property Survey – Q1 2014
Housing market sentiment lifted slightly in Q1 2014 as sentiment improved in SA/NT and NSW, but softened in Victoria and WA. The outlook for house prices strengthened in all states except Victoria, with Queensland showing the biggest gains in the next 1-2 years. Read more
Your Money, Your Call: Setting up a self-manager super fund
NAB’s Director of Fixed Income, Mark Todd discusses setting-up a self-managed superannuation fund with Sue Wang from Mercer. Read more
