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Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... months at the sovereign wealth fund amid controversy over an alleged board split, it was announced yesterday. Treasurer Wayne Swan re-appointed Murray for a further year, saying in a press release that the chairman did not want another full five-year ...

Swan approves AMP/AXA merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Deputy prime minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has approved of the proposed takeover of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings by AMP. Swan said he was satisfied the AMP acquisition of AXA APH was is in the national interest. The approval is, however, subject ...

Banking on a super precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Treasurer Wayne Swan's banking reform is also a warning of what could be in store for superannuation. Yesterday the Treasurer released his long awaited reform package and while it wasn't aimed at super funds and wealth managers, if some of the key consumer ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... interest rates a little bit higher - a lot for those with mortgages with the CBA after it gave the finger to Treasurer Wayne Swan and lifted its home mortgage rate by 0.45 bps (expect the ANZ, NAB and Westpac to follow suit) - the Australian dollar virtually ...

Political heat rising on ASX takeover

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Treasurer Joe Hockey appearing to question the merits of the deal on the Seven Network this morning. "I want to hear from Wayne Swan why the ASX being taken over by the Singapore Stock Exchange is in our national interest," Hockey said. A spokesperson ...

Swan weighs in on currencies, promotes reform agenda

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Speaking at the New York Stock exchange overnight, Treasurer Wayne Swan reaffirmed his commitment to growing the national retirement savings pool and weighed in on the currency wars that are threatening to envelop global capital markets. "If the global ...

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... following proposed changes released this week. The draft legislation announced by the deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will make FSHAs a more appealing means to save for property. Currently, a First Home Saver ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was 69 points higher at 4,428. In economic news on Wednesday, Treasurer Wayne Swan will release revised economic forecasts, and Treasury secretary Ken Henry is scheduled to address a Committee for Economic ...

SG survives mining tax deal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... saves most of its benefits, especially the SG uplift. Driving the negotiations were Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and senior executives from BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
"Those looking for a big spending pre-election budget won't find one." This is what Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan told Parliament on Budget night. And he wasn't kidding. Sure there were a few government giveaways... a few takes, but compared ...