A case for banking regulation
August 2, 2008, 10:35am, 65 views, Leave a Comment
Talk is rife the Reserve Bank will lower official interest rates, but the banks won’t pass on the reduction to customers. Read more
Victa heads overseas
June 29, 2008, 3:42pm, 117 views, Leave a Comment
Ownership of the 56-year old Victa mower brand will move overseas after its sale to a US-based company for $23 million. Read more
Slaves to email
May 6, 2008, 6:22pm, 201 views, Leave a Comment
Emailing has grown by about 40 per cent per year since 1996 and consequently we have become a slave to our emails. Read more
Time to frighten the horses
May 5, 2008, 3:19pm, 354 views, 2 Comments
For a country that’s arguably over regulated Australia is surprisingly lax in its supervision of financial services. Read more
Offshore employment
May 1, 2008, 5:03pm, 196 views, Leave a Comment
I don’t want to be seen as a bank basher, but can’t help it when I read reports like this one from Westpac. Read more
NAB raises interest rates
April 27, 2008, 4:45pm, 136 views, 1 Comment
I don’t understand how banks are able to raise interest rates independently of a Reserve Bank decision. Read more
Skills shortage continues
April 24, 2008, 7:30pm, 95 views, Leave a Comment
Key challenges for the Western Australian resources sector of skills shortages and greenhouse call for highly engaged governments and regulators. Read more
Inflation nudges higher
April 23, 2008, 9:18pm, 86 views, Leave a Comment
The consumer price index rose by 1.3 percent in the March quarter, stronger than market forecasts of a 1.1 per cent rise and the fastest pace since the 2006 June quarter. Read more
Conflict of interest
April 15, 2008, 4:43pm, 103 views, 1 Comment
Michael West wrote a strong and thoughtful opinion piece in The Age on Opes Prime and the role of Australia’s corporate regulators. Read more
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