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CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Malcolm Turnbull's gutsy brinkmanship in not only challenging his own Party but in his direct challenge to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to call an election if the Senate fails to pass the amended emissions trading legislation. The result of any double dissolution ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... be as bad as the deterioration in the US labour market nor the 9 per cent some are predicting. As you read this piece, Mr. Rudd is readying yet another stimulus targeting small Australian businesses. As you read this piece, the RBA's past interest rate ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... compared with the current system. More clarity But the timing of the announcement coincides with renewed pressures on the Rudd Government to deliver on its election promises, such as the delayed decision on the clearinghouse system. At the time the clearinghouse ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... former treasurer and Prime Minister Paul Keating. An ABC news report yesterday noted Keating criticised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's decision to appoint Costello. The report quoted Keating saying the former treasurer squandered 11 years of economic growth ...

More benefits for Military Super

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... retirement age for ADF members. Greg Combet, minister for defence personnel, materiel and science, announced last week that the Rudd Government will improve death and invalidity benefits for members of scheme. Backdated from 1 July 2007, benefits for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... Thursday, which showed a steady unemployment rate. "Following on from yesterday's confidence given by (Prime Minister Kevin) Rudd who has concerns about employment and will keep the stimulus for as long as need be," he said. Energy and mining stocks ...

Apostle adds to client service team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... those companies taking on new business." She said Hill joining the firm means Debbie Alliston, investment director, Mary-Jane Rudd, client relations manager, can work closer with the firm's investment managers.

Super must become more efficient: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his latest essay said superannuation should become more efficient and improve its net investment returns. In a widely publicised 6000 word manifesto, the Prime Minister has outlined his views of the economy and his plans ...

Superannuation wins in Cabinet reshuffle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... accident prone Joel Fitzgibbon as Minister of Defence last week was just the trigger, it took only two days for Prime Minister Rudd to announce changes so sweeping that today twenty government ministers were required at Government House to be sworn into ...

Instos win $5.5m in sustainable grants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... government grants to make the firms' invested properties more sustainable. The grants were awarded last week as part of the Rudd Government's Green Building Fund which paid more than $29 million to 89 different projects. The Green Building fund aims ...