Welcome to AECascent,

This issue marks the launch of the Business, Strategy and Finance teams Financial Sustainability Tools. These tools have been developed through leveraging over 20 years of Local Government financial advisory experience to develop a range of financial modelling tools that form the cornerstone of achieving financial sustainability in every local government. These tools have been developed to accommodate the financial needs of Australian local governments across all States of Australia.

The Financial Sustainability Tools is the second major product line that AECgroup has released over the past year, with the first being SEE Regional Australia - socio-economic product range. Both of these products have been well received to date and we thank our clients for your support.

This issue also contains a range of articles covering topics such as the Perth retail property market, the Australian manufacturing sector and offshore opportunities, cloud computing, the design creation of the Johnathan Thurston website, and more.

Kind regards,

Sarah-Jane

Editor/Economist

For more information on the content of this issue please contact Sarah-Jane Conroy at sarah-jane.conroy@aecgroupltd.com.