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Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
Were it not for the Australia-Indonesia spat, financial market activity's turning out just as I feared at the start of this week - dull and boring. What's in a word? Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused to say "sorry" (ala Johnnie Howard) only ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours Neighbours...should be there for one another" -- Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ...

Sinodinos confirms election promises will be met

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
In his first public address since taking office the Minister reiterated Prime Minister Tony Abbot's plan to reduce red tape, promote greater competition and improve infrastructure in a bid to make Australia a more productive economy. "The cumulative ...

Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos said that the new Government "will take responsibility for fixing the messes we have inherited" in the financial services industry. Senator Sinodinos said that he is "working hard" to implement the Coalition's election ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made clear that he isn't planning to make changes to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector even after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) red flagged DIY investors' property exposure. "What we said was that there would ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors concerned about a bubble forming in the residential property sector can still find plenty of attractively valued assets to invest in the broader commercial property sector, according to Charter Hall head of direct ...

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Superannuation and financial services will likely fall under the Treasury portfolio, a decision that industry bodies have welcomed. Joe Hockey as Treasurer and Arthur Sinodinos as Assistant Treasurer are likely to oversee the superannuation and financial ...
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