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Actuary urges policies to deal with inter-generational pressures

... population on health financing and retirement planning in particular," Mr Rogers said. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Ian Macfarlane also recently warned of potential inter-generational conflict. Mr Mcfarlane said the younger generation might ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits fresh heights

... That gave the Australian dollar momentum, augmented by a lack of concern shown by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane about its sharp rise recently. Overnight, the US dollar also fell to a record low against the euro for the seventh ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares dip lower

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
... being buoyed by positive economic news and outlook from Treasurer Peter Costello and Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane. Major banking were mixed while News Corp was lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 4.7 points at ...

Macfarlane optimistic on GDP growth in 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2003
Australia's gross domestic product should grow at 3.5 per cent in real terms over the course of 2003, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Ian Macfarlane said today. The central bank also expected growth of four per cent next year. The RBA ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market likely to follow weak offshore indices

... each, giving the company a market capitalisation of $2.3 billion. Dominating economic news, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane will testify before the House of Representatives standing committee on economics, finance and public administration ...

Rate hike expected, more to come: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
... basis points to 5.25 per cent, which followed an 0.25 percentage point increase in November, was not surprising. RBA governor Ian Macfarlane said world economic conditions continued to improve, the pace of growth in the United States had picked up markedly ...

Labor calls for tougher stance on property seminars

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... spokesman Mark Latham said the government had failed to act on property investment seminars despite warnings by Reserve Bank governor Ian Macfarlane. "Now that the companies of one of the real estate promoters, Henry Kaye, are collapsing and thousands ...

RBA appoints new assistant governor, business services

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today said it had appointed a new assistant governor business services. The RBA said Dr Bob Rankin would begin the position in January, when current assistant governor Geoff Board moved to head the bank\'s European ...

NAB's economic report cites RBA's leaning towards neutral interest rates

... Australia Bank (NAB) weekly economic report released on November 20 has cited comments by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Ian Macfarlane, who stated that the balance of risks to the medium term inflation outlook has shifted to the upside ...

Commonwealth Bank chief calls for raised labour productivity

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... was ticking as baby boomers headed towards retirement en masse as soon as 2010. Last week, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane even warned of "intergenerational conflict" over the issue. The public, particularly the "grey-haired" section ...