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Category Archives: D&B Australia
Australian Risk Climate: Business Spending Tumbles
Australian businesses will keep cutting their spending this year, with expectations for capital investment, employment and new credit set to fall further. The deteriorating outlook for the September quarter suggests that despite pockets of optimism, including low interest rates and … Continue reading
Australian Investment Climate: Capital Investment Fades in a Weak Outlook to Mid-Year
According to the June 2013 quarter, Dun & Bradstreet’s National Business Expectations Survey fewer executives are planning to make a capital investment in their business during the coming months, with investment expectations among Australian businesses fading in the lead-up to … Continue reading
Australian Risk Climate: Jobs Cut as Business Costs Bite
Australian businesses don’t plan to hire new staff in the coming months, and are putting off investments, as the cost of doing business takes its toll. On the back of recent high-profile job cuts and off-shoring announcements by a number … Continue reading
Australia Risk Climate: Seven in Ten Firms Concerned About Cash Flow
An unhealthy cash flow cycle exists among Australian businesses, with 62 per cent of accounts settled late and firms taking on average, 52 days to pay their bills, according to the latest Trade Payments Analysis by Dun & Bradstreet. … Continue reading
Credit Impacts of More Comprehensive Credit Reporting in Australia and New Zealand
PERC released a report on the impact of comprehensive credit reporting in Australia and New Zealand. The report summarizes the results from a pioneering joint undertaking by PERC and Dun & Bradstreet Australasia using credit data from 1.8 million Australians. … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Consumer Credit Information, Credit Bureau News, D&B Australia, Member, Member News, PERC, PERC, Users of Information
Tagged Australia and New Zealand Legislation on Comprehensive Credit Reporting, Australian Risk Climate, PERC & D&B on Comprehensive Credit Reporting
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Australian Risk Climate: Outlook for 2013 a Mixed Bag
The Australian business outlook for 2013 is mixed, with Australian executives indicating that sales, inventories, selling prices and employment will fall but investment and profits will rise. Dun & Bradstreet’s latest National Business Expectations Survey reveals that sales expectations have … Continue reading
Australian Risk Climate: Heavy Discounting Expected to Drive Christmas Sales
Australian businesses are indicating that discounting is the required antidote for sluggish spending heading into Christmas, with expectations for selling prices now close to the lowest level in more than two decades. Selling price expectations have fallen by more than … Continue reading
Australian Risk Climate: Retailers Fix Hopes on Bumper Christmas
Retailers are preparing for a surge in consumer spending over the Christmas period, with sales expectations for the December quarter climbing to a 12-year high and profit expectations now out of negative territory. The retail sector’s sales expectations index is … Continue reading
PERC Releases Study on Comprehensive Credit Reporting in Australia
PERC released a new study detailing the impacts of more comprehensive credit reporting in Australia and New Zealand. The report, Credit Impacts of More Comprehensive Credit Reporting in Australia and New Zealand, summarizes the results from a joint undertaking by … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Consumer Credit Reporting, Credit Reporting, D&B, D&B Australia, Member, Member News, New Zealand, PERC, PERC
Tagged Comprehensive Credit Reporting, Dr. Michael Turner, Dun & Bradstreet Australia, omprehensive reporting in Australia and New Zealand, PERC, PERC Study on C
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Australian Risk Climate: Sales Projections Surge Despite Lingering Uncertainty
Expectations among Australian firms soared to levels not seen in almost 10 years, with over half of businesses anticipating an increase in sales during the December quarter. According to the latest Dun & Bradstreet National Business Expectations Survey sales projections … Continue reading