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Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Queensland and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. The Future Fund's board is chaired by former Treasurer Peter Costello and has six other members, who are appointed by ministers. Board members are appointed on a part-time basis for a term of up ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... grip. Belief and persistence were his strengths which he employed in powerful advocacy." Former Liberal treasurer Peter Costello said Evans believed in serving the public and had left "an enduring legacy to Australian economic policy". "The balancing ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... one case when America could learn from Australia. It wasn't too long ago when Australia's budget (under Treasurer Peter Costello) was in surplus - it went as high as 2% of GDP in 2000 to 1.7% of GDP before the GFC hit - sparking speculations that Australia ...

Superannuation fears regulatory strangle: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... requirements - we detract attention from the things that matter." Conversely, Easson dismissed former Federal Treasurer Peter Costello's notion that the Future Fund could take over the investment management of default superannuation, pointing to figures ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... urgent way, but as returns have come down and risks have risen," he said. Future Fund chairman and former Treasurer Peter Costello said: "There will be difficult trading conditions going forward. Returns are at historic lows - looking at 10 and 30-year ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... Wednesday, the Australian Financial Review Banking and Wealth Summit continues in Sydney with former treasurer Peter Costello and APRA chairman Wayne Byres both slated to speak. The Disruptocon conference runs for its last day, also in Sydney, while ...

Costello named Future Fund chair

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
Former Treasurer Peter Costello has been appointed permanent chairman of the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Costello, who has been a member of the Future Fund Board since 2009, has been the acting chairman since the departure of David Gonski last month. ...

Future Fund quiet on leadership changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Future Fund managing director Mark Burgess has remained tight-lipped on whether he believes former treasurer Peter Costello will be appointed the fund's chair, following speculation last week that he was the strong favourite for the role. But while ...

No decision yet on QIC sale

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Corporation with both its private and public sector client book." The Report's chairman was former federal treasurer Peter Costello. Former QIC chief executive Dr Doug McTaggart and professor Sandra Harding were also on the steering committee. QIC's ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... are accused of setting monetary policy for only one sector of society. This vaguely reminds me of then Treasurer Peter Costello's accusation that the RBA was setting policy for capuchino-sipping, wine-drinking, yacht-sailing Sydney - or something like ...
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