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Former NSW Treasurer joins HOSTPLUS

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... was NSW Opposition Leader from 1995-1998. Collins was also a member of the Public Accounts Committee where he worked with Labor Premier Bob Carr and Treasurer Michael Egan to examine the NSW Government's unfunded superannuation liabilities. Collins replaces ...

SnowyHydro snow job?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... will live to regret it in the future," he told ABC's Landline yesterday. Echoing the sensitivities, Snowy region state MP, Labor's Steve Whan, has also called for ownership protections to be put in place to ensure the SnowyHydro does not fall under the ...

Labor launches 6-point super plan

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
The Labor party has announced plans to finetune the nation's superannuation system, targeting lifting retirement income, cutting superannuation taxes and making it simpler for people to consolidate lost super. The Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley ...

ING lists healthcare property trust

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
ING Real Estate will list a real estate healthcare trust on the ASX this month, investing in hospitals, laboratories and other health sector properties. The ING Real Estate Healthcare Fund's initial public offer is to raise $30.5 million in equity and ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2006
... business conditions showed an increase in economic activity across the country. The US central bank's report also showed labor cost pressures little changed in January and February. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 58.43 points at 11,209.77. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2006
... was down eight points at 4867 at 0826 AEDT. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply overnight as government data showing rising labor costs and fewer-than-expected new unemployment claims fed growing concerns the Federal Reserve would extend its campaign of ...

Labor's super plans costly, complex and a disincentive: Liberals

The Liberal Party has attacked Labor's plans to phase out superannuation contributions tax for some people as "extraordinarily complex and costly." Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough, said yesterday that Labor's plan to phase out the contributions tax ...

Ezy Banking shows direct-selling is tough

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
... Woolworths Ezy Banking brand provided the basic bank account product that some consumer groups and also politicians - notably the Labor Party - demand of banks, though the bank's core bank brand didn't offer a genuine low cost banking option. The bank's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker in local trade as a lack of direction from offshore markets and commodities opens the potential for some profit taking after recent solid gains. Still, stock-specific news is again expected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2005
... second day in a row as Dow component Merck rose after a jury decided in its favor in a liability trial while reports on labor productivity and retail sales lifted sentiment about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 49.86 points at 10,522.59. ...