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Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Super election infighting intensifies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... as National Seniors Australia to top executives like Commonwealth Bank boss Ian Narev. Now Simon Crean, sacked from the cabinet for his role in last month's failed leadership spill, has said he would strongly appose any changes to superannuation and ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... secretary of the Department of Health and Social Security, deputy secretary to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Chairman of the Industry Commission (now the Productivity Commission). Incoming Chairman Steve Gibbs commented: "I welcome ...

Propensity for foot shooting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... More houses built means more spending on ancillary businesses - building supplies, home furnishings, white goods sellers, cabinet makers, trucking companies...you get the picture - raising employment demand there. Increased housing activity also means ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... maintain banks' liquidity. That news spurred gains on the local market on Thursday. Also overnight, the Spanish parliamentary cabinet approved a budget to reduce the 2013 budget deficit to 4.5 per cent of gross domestic product in 2013, from 6.3 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... points. In Spain, the main Ibex-35 stock index was up 3.13 per cent, with banking stocks leading gains after the Spanish cabinet approved the creation of a "bad bank" as part of a wide-ranging banking reform. Milan rallied 2.16 per cent. The euro rose ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... of Japan and China -- two of Europe's biggest creditors -- which called for leaders in Greece to act quickly to form a cabinet. Tokyo stocks jumped 1.77 per cent, or 151.70 points, to 8,721.02 while Seoul climbed 1.81 per cent, ending up 33.55 points ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) inquiry into the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) have been formally endorsed by the shadow cabinet and coalition party room. The recommendations formed the basis for proposed amendments during the House of Representatives ...

PJC releases MySuper report

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... chaired by Labor MP Deborah O'Neill, after Bernie Ripoll was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer in the cabinet reshuffle earlier this month. Other committee members include deputy chair Senator Sue Joyce, Senators Mathias Cormann, Nick ...