Articles by Patrick Stafford
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October 2013
September 2013
- Asia-Pacific millionaires will take over the world’s rich by 2014, and Australians are among them
- Reserve Bank, government crackdown on self-managed super funds
- Reserve Bank, government crackdown on self-managed super funds
- Coalition moving ahead with plans to reinstate Australian Building and Construction Commission in first sitting
- H&M to open first Australian store in Melbourne GPO building
- Experts not to keen on the Coalition's plan to resurrect Building and Construction Commission
- Don't mind the footy or the election, spring auctions start with a bang
August 2013
July 2013
- Sydney auction clearance rates set the scene for a bumper spring selling season
- Consumer sentiment downbeat compared to same time last year: Westpac index
- Election date change could impact property market: APM's Dr Andrew Wilson
- RM Williams Agricultural Holdings is put into receivership
- Victorian first home buyer's market set to taper off: SQM
- Victorian first home buyer's market set to taper off: SQM
May 2013
- SMSF industry welcomes abandoning of proposed off-market transfer amendment smsf superannuation
- SMSF industry welcomes abandoning of proposed off-market transfer amendment smsf superannuation
- Subsidiaries of HBO+EMTB architectural firm put into administration
- Skills shortage looms for construction industry
- Drop in Aussie dollar may boost property market
- ATO stats show fewer businesses are trading at a loss
April 2013
- WA top state for economic activity as Tassie lags: CommSec
- ASIC issues industry warning with broker ban
- Higher prices in Melbourne as strong auctions performance continues
- ATO reports a drop in the number of taxpayers caught contributing extra superannuation
- ATO reports a drop in the number of taxpayers caught contributing extra superannuation
- SMSF industry needs to improve the risk advice it offers to consumers: ASIC
- SMSF industry needs to improve the risk advice it offers to consumers: ASIC
- Experts say new super rules could affect those with more than $500,000 in accounts
- Strong auction clearance rates persist in Sydney and Melbourne
March 2013
February 2013
- Max Beck says he “cannot understand what has happened" to Becton since he ceased to be involved
- Bumper weekend auctions record highest clearance results in two years
- Jet-fuelled low interest rates seemingly kicking in: APM's Dr Andrew Wilson on strong auction clearances
- Tax industry welcomes over 60s superannuation clarification
- How Gerry Harvey plans to turn Harvey Norman into Australia's biggest retailer
January 2013
- Australian Costco gets $50 million boost and turns its first profit
- SA wine industry withers on the vine, with Barossa Valley Estate in receivership
- American diner chain Denny's develops a taste for the Aussie market
- South Australian winery in receivership with $20 million in debts as industry pain continues
- Victoria's new red tape commissioner wants to hear from small property businesses
- Housing construction up in NSW, WA and Victoria: HIA
- Two Australian businesses on list of global retail's largest: Deloitte
- Tax experts warn documentation critical after property investor loses attempt to split tax burden
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
- Retail Adventures in administration with plans to close stores
- Super Saturday records high property auction clearances despite surge in listings
- Tasmania must exploit the advantages of its cheap property market: CommSec
- Weekend auctions show continued signs of strengthening
- Auction clearance rates up on last year
- Australian retailers securing more of online retail pie: CommBank
September 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
- Western Australia first, daylight second in CommSec “state of the states” report
- Australians increasing savings to pay down debt: ING Direct
- Rise of online business giving industrial property a boost as Amazon eyes local market
- Surge in number of self-managed super funds sparks warning from experts to stay on top of the legal obligations
- Private equity firm spends over $133,000 on homeloan.com.au, homeloancalculator.com.au domain names
- Campbelltown, Mandurah, Toowoomba and south-eastern Victoria – The worst 10 postcodes in each state for insolvencies
February 2012
- NSW opposition claims construction company on the brink of collapse
- How Queensland retailer Wow was brought down by a $20 million property debt
- Queensland $170 million apartment project in receivership, state’s property market still under pressure
- Court gives former business partners the right to pursue $14 million claim against DFO founders
- Hyatt hotel chain to stay in control of Clive Palmer’s Coolum resort despite allegations of mismanagement
- Unemployment drops to 5.1%
January 2012
- Woolworths to sell struggling Dick Smith chain and close 100 stores
- Analysts suggest Dick Smith should close 190 stores as pressure weighs on retail
- Housing finance lifts for eigth consecutive month
- Stayz members receive compensation after holiday technical glitch
- New home sales rise 6.8% in November as interest rates decline, but experts warn still more work to do in 2012
December 2011
- Perth-based developer enters administration
- HIA upgrades housing starts forecasts, but warns industry still has a long way to go
- Mortgage arrears decline in September quarter, but NSW dominates list of struggling suburbs: Fitch report
- Myer store closure shows retailers playing hardball in rent negotiations
- Auctions end year on a low note but prospects strong for 2012: SQM
- Housing industry warns interest rate cuts may not boost sector until late 2012
- Mortgage enquiries on the rise, but banking lobby group launches mortgage stress website