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Senate committee gives FOFA green light

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... advice bill recommending passage subject to nine recommendations. The report was tabled in Parliament yesterday, with the House of Representatives debate due to take place today following months of industry lobbying of the Independents. The Senate committee's ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... around trend and inflation is within targets, so the RBA's comfortable with rates where they are." Mr Stevens, addressing a House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday, said the cash rate would likely remain steady at 4.25 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... boost," he said. Locally, on Friday morning, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens will appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. The market will be watching for clues regarding the interest rate outlook ...

New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... being recommended to Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation and improving ...

FOFA debate due after PJC report: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... to the floor. However the Financial Services Minister has slammed the comments as a "bungle". "Experienced Members of the House of Representatives know programs that far in advance should not be taken as gospel," said Shorten. "Long-standing practice ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... dwelling stock for the marginal new entrant more cheaply than we seem to be able to do?" he asked rhetorically at the recent House of Representatives' standing committee on economics. Stevens wasn't launching a broadside into Australia's already squeezed ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... especially over the last decade. We know our productivity performance is this bad because it's less than 18 months since the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, released its report entitled ' Inquiry into raising the productivity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... time. During the local session on Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens will appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Mr Speizer said the market will be looking to see if Mr Stevens will hose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... options the Fed could undertake." On Friday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens will appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. "Our expectations for now is that he won't say anything too dramatic," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... (RBA) deputy governor, Ric Battellino in Sydney on Tuesday. On Friday, RBA governor Glenn Stevens will appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Mr Speizer said he expected the Australian dollar to trade as high as 104.80 ...