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Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... ease either through the government delivering (well, leaking it out first) a sensible Budget with sensible policies or PM Abbott is spilled, or both. But one thing I definitely have a problem with are the adjectives, the descriptors, of the local equity ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... true..." - Tim Hardin Data releases over the past few weeks have vindicated the "crisis" duo of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his cigar-smoking Treasurer Joe Hockey. Yes, Virginia. They've been telling us since they were still opposing Rudd ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... investment adviser who is an external member of the Global Macroeconomic Advisory Committee that advises the Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure investment fund. Minack was speaking at a briefing the boutique manager convened this morning. ...

Breathing space or gasping room?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... why he's breaking his election promise of "no more austerity". Is that a leadership spill, I smell (or is it just Tony Abbott?)? But even assuming the institutions ultimately ratify the extension a,-1.5 billion bailout and Tsipras' voters understand ...

Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who faces a leadership spill vote on Tuesday. In a doorstop interview with the nation's media, the Federal Member for Kooyong stood up to immense media pressure ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... that is most needed now is something monetary policy can't directly cause: more of the sort of 'animal spirits'... The Abbott government's flip-floppings on fiscal policy isn't helping to bring out the animals in businesses nor lifting consumer spiri ...

One third of first home buyers are investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
... estimated 50,000 younger FHB entering the property market as investors during the last two years adds further weight to why the Abbott government will have to tread warily should it wish to review and restrict negatively geared tax concessions for property ...

Assistant Treasurer Sinodinos resigns

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014
... ministry. The decision is expected to trigger a ministerial reshuffle. The decision paves the way for Prime Minister Tony Abbott to reshuffle his frontbench as early as this weekend. "I will be resigning as assistant treasurer with effect from close ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... companies. The decision caused outrage in the resources industry, the media and even the government, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott labelling it a "stupid" decision. The Australian Financial Review gave the issue particular prominence, taking a heavily ...

India mutual funds reach A$149bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The government's announcement of a free trade agreement (FTA) with India that Prime Minister Tony Abbott proposes to conclude over the next 12 months will focus the attention of Australian money managers on India's AUD$149 billion mutual funds market. ...