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PPB Insights November 2010 - Hospitality

In our last Insight, we provided a summary of recent gambling reforms and how they may affect lenders. This month, we look at the often complex issue of poker machine entitlements in the valuation and trading of major assets such as hotels and clubs. 

09/11/2010 read more
SME Industry Insights Newsletter September 2010

This month's newsletter features a case study on PPB Advisory's recent work to save the Mullumbimby Steiner School, an article for retailers, importers and wholesalers, and brief insights from a range of industries including rural and agriculture, hospitality and tourism, property and construction, automotive and dealerships and franchising.

30/09/2010 read more
PPB Agribusiness Newsletter September 2010

The latest PPB Advisory Agribusiness Newsletter presents key insights from agribusiness sub-sectors including the meat, wine, fishing, grain, timber, family farming and wool industries.

21/09/2010 read more
PPB Insights - Retail, importers and wholesalers August 2010

A major risk affecting business in Australia is the post-GFC uncertainty surrounding the future of the economy, including the possibility that any slowing of economic growth will impact on the SME business sector, especially retailers, importers and wholesalers.

18/08/2010 read more
PPB Insights - Property and Construction

Receivers may be liable for CGT and therefore financiers should consider taking possession and/or selling via a mortgagee in possession. The ATO has recently revised its position on CGT. It now asserts that a Receiver and Manager appointed to a property owning entity is an agent of the entity and is therefore liable for CGT, irrespective of whether the mortgagee will ultimately incur a shortfall or not.

02/08/2010 read more
Industry Insights June 2010 - International Education

International education in Australia is currently under pressure from a number of factors, causing student enrolments to drop sharply. Some facilities have closed due to financial mismanagement and/or unscrupulous operators bringing the sector’s reputation into question.

16/06/2010 read more
PPB Insights April 2010 - Hotels and Clubs

Following rises in gaming revenues over a 10 year period, Hotel prices in NSW peaked in 2007. Gaming revenues declined significantly after the introduction of new smoking laws in July 2007, and despite some improvement, further government regulation recently introduced regarding the gaming industry means that current revenues are unlikely to increase.

13/04/2010 read more