{SPAC}BUSINESS FORECASTING – AUSTRALIA

Gen Z threatens $1.7b of bank card revenue

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Original article by James Eyers
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 21 : 17-Jan-20

Macquarie Group expects a further decline in credit card lending and revenue over the medium-term, as consumers continue to embrace alternative payment methods. Credit cards and payments account for some $1.7bn of major Australian banks’ revenue, and Macquarie believes that up to 45 per cent of this could be at risk due to the growth of ‘buy now, pay later platforms’ and other payment solutions. German notes that banks are also facing growing competition from fintechs in the foreign exchange market.

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MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG

Morgan Stanley tips index at 4800

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Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 25 : 15-Jan-16

Morgan Stanley is bearish about the outlook for the Australian sharemarket in 2016, forecasting that the S&P/ASX 200 Index will end the year at 4,800 points. The investment bank expects capital returns to be minus nine per cent in 2016, while it says factors such as the prospect of further interest rate cuts and the economic outlook will weigh on earning per share growth. Meanwhile, Societe Generale’s Albert Edwards expects the S&P 500 to shed 75 per cent in 2016, to 550 points.

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MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED,{SPAC}STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX,{SPAC}CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED,{SPAC}RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA,{SPAC}SOCIETE GENERALE SA,{SPAC}STANDARD AND POOR’S 500 INDEX,{SPAC}CAPITAL ECONOMICS LIMITED,{SPAC}UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,{SPAC}ISELECT LIMITED – ASX ISU,{SPAC}GODFREYS GROUP LIMITED – ASX GFY

Cashed-up private equity firms on the prowl for acquisitions

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Original article by Sally Rose
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 19-Jan-15

Australian ­Private Equity & Venture Capital Association CEO Yasser El-Ansary expects local private equity firms to pursue acquisitions in 2015, after offloading many businesses in 2014. He notes that Australian private equity groups’ cash holdings now exceed $A6bn. Offshore private equity groups are also expected to target the Australian market, with falling valuations in the resources sector likely to attract the interest of firms such as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

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AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED,{SPAC}KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS AND COMPANY,{SPAC}KKR AND COMPANY LP,{SPAC}TPG CAPITAL LP,{SPAC}PACIFIC EQUITY PARTNERS PTY LTD,{SPAC}QUADRANT PRIVATE EQUITY PTY LTD,{SPAC}BIS INDUSTRIES LIMITED,{SPAC}FINDEX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD,{SPAC}STANDARD AND POOR’S ASX 200 INDEX,{SPAC}DENHAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP,{SPAC}PEMBROKE RESOURCES PTY LTD,{SPAC}AUCTUS MINERALS PTY LTD,{SPAC}SPOTLESS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX SPO,{SPAC}ASALEO CARE LIMITED – ASX AHY,{SPAC}HOYTS CINEMAS LIMITED,{SPAC}GRIFFIN FOODS LIMITED,{SPAC}PETERS ICE CREAM,{SPAC}CAMPAIGN MONITOR PTY LTD,{SPAC}INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS,{SPAC}CHAMP VENTURES PTY LTD,{SPAC}SENSIS PTY LTD,{SPAC}PLATINUM EQUITY HOLDINGS,{SPAC}VELOCITY FREQUENT FLYER PTY LTD,{SPAC}AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

Slow season spurs rate cut call

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Original article by Adam Creighton
The Australian – Page: 19 : 19-Jan-15

The latest quarterly business sentiment survey by the Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ACCI), covering the final three months of calendar 2014, shows a marked deterioration. Retailers note that the pre-Christmas period was the weakest since 1992, and there is a general feeling that economic conditions will worsen and the jobless rate rise. ACCI CEO Kate Carnell is urging the Federal Government to roll out reforms, and the Reserve Bank of Australia to lower the official cash interest rate that has been left unchanged at 2.5% for 14 months

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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY,{SPAC}RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA