GDP growth weaker if rate cuts delayed: AMP CEO
Alexis George says Australia’s economy has slowed to a crawl, amid the biggest slump in per capita GDP since the early 1990s recession, outside of the pandemic.
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Feels like Australia is on hold: News Corp’s Miller
Michael Miller says a lot of personal and business uncertainty exists across Australia due to previously unseen combinations of economic indicators.
Westpac CEO: ‘Inflation fight is not over yet’
Anthony Miller warns cost pressures are still simmering through the economy and could change the timing for rate cuts.
Rate cut no silver bullet: Wesfarmers CEO
Rob Scott says any sustained improvement in economic conditions will require a moderation of government spending and policy changes that address supply side constraints.
Get set for mid-year rate cut: Macquarie CEO
Shemara Wikramanayake expects the RBA to ease rates toward the middle of next year, easing pressure on household budgets and supporting the housing market.
Rate cut won’t fix living costs: Medibank CEO
David Koczkar says many of his customers experienced cost of living pressures this year, and he expects that to continue into 2025, even if there is a rate cut.
Property market a national crisis: NAB CEO
Andrew Irvine says Australia needs more skilled migrants and to be more innovative on types of housing and construction methods, to address its crisis.
Energy transition a huge opportunity: Origin Energy CEO
Frank Calabria says global energy transition presents enormous opportunity for Australia to be a leading economy in decarbonisation.
IR settings are retrograde: Qube CEO
Paul Digney says there is virtually nothing in the current workplace relations settings to promote productivity.
Lower govt spending would support rate cut: Soul Patts CEO
Todd Barlow says we really need to see lower expenditure and lower employment growth from the government to reduce interest rates.
Generative AI to boost productivity: South32 CEO
Graham Kerr is focused on using generative AI to drive productivity, for example through the development of large language models to enhance interactions with safety data.
Home, motor repair labour still short: Suncorp CEO
Steve Johnston says building and motor repair costs are starting to moderate, but they are still well above the general inflation rate.
Small business squeezed: Tyro CEO
Jonathan Davey says small businesses are key to the economy and they continue to feel the pinch, even with interest rates steadying.
High rents driving inflation up: REA Group CEO
Owen Wilson says property rent prices are still rising, on the back of low stock, and contributing to higher RBA interest rates.
Market confidence is returning: UBS
Investment banking boss Anthony Sweetman says despite cash rates holding high, confidence is coming back around dealmaking.
Spending spike to meet demand: Sydney Airport CEO
Scott Charlton’s capex spend is about to jump from $500m to $700m to meet demand coming at the airport with new infrastructure.
Australia’s future is in training the best tech engineers: WiseTech CEO
Andrew Cartledge says the nation needs to double down on education to train more specialist tech staff.
Living standards under threat: Shell Australia CEO
Cecile Wake says commodity exports, tax receipts and government spending underpin the economy and stagnant productivity is a threat to that going forward.
Rate cuts will require discipline: Ampol CEO
Matt Halliday calls for economic discipline, to enable the forecast interest rate cuts that will assist in stimulating the economy.
‘Innovation is part of our culture’: Zip Group CEO
Cynthia Scott says the payments company is built around tech, guardrails will be needed for AI.
Put ‘total tax’ reform on the agenda: IAG CEO
Insurance boss Nick Hawkins says there is plenty of potential ahead in making Australia’s tax system fit for a modern economy.
Focus on keeping energy costs low: APA Group CEO
Adam Watson is focused on doing everything he can to keep energy costs low, amid an uncertain environment.
Entrepreneurs create our future growth: Zeller CEO
Ben Pfisterer who heads up payments platform says now is the time to double down and invest.
Epic inflation fight ‘far from over’
The nation’s biggest poll of business leaders comes with a pointed warning for both sides of politics heading into an election year.
Investment opportunities in digitisation: Aware Super CEO
Deanne Stewart sees a strong pipeline of investment opportunities is digitisation and the digital economy.
CEO Survey 2024 part 3: Judo, Kmart to Rio Tinto
The Australian surveyed the nation’s CEOs on inflation, energy and opportunities for 2024. From Judo and Kmart to Rio Tinto. These are the responses for J-R companies.
Industrial relations reforms ‘threat to jobs’
Kmart Group boss Ian Bailey has told the 2024 CEO Survey that he believes poorly crafted IR laws being pushed by the federal government pose a threat to jobs.
AMP recession alert as cheap money dries up
AMP is facing some of its toughest trading conditions as the flow of cheap money that helped fuel returns dries up, chief executive Alexis George says.
An enormous task that requires doing things very differently
Wind farm components are scarce, transformer supply is patchy and sourcing the special steel for them is even harder. AGL boss Damien Nicks explains the vast challenges of energy transition.
Super funds under pressure to focus on strategy
Superannuation funds will come under pressure to come up with policies to assist Australians moving into retirement, industry leaders have told The Australian’s 2024 CEO Survey.
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