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China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... higher interest rates, higher taxes, higher utility bills, reduced welfare spending, falling house prices and a confused Gillard government policy agenda, Australians are therefore increasing their savings instead. Australia's household savings ratio ...

Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... in wasted fees by the time someone retires. Bill Shorten, assistant treasurer and minister for superannuation, said the Gillard Government welcomed the Westpac initiative because with a mobile workforce it is very easy to lose track of some of your superannuation. ...

VIX says no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
... market crashes happen. The US is deteriorating, Europe is imploding, China is tightening and Australian Prime Minister Gillard's approval rating plummets to an all-time low - lower than Caesar's, sorry I mean Kevin, before the political stabbing. Everything ...

Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... Australia's Future Tax System (AFTS) Report that said superannuation tax concessions should be distributed more equitably. "The Gillard Labor Government firmly believes that Australian workers, whatever their income, deserve just rewards and financial ...

Russell heads back to Canberra

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... appointing Russell yesterday to Secretary of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said in statement, "I am sure Dr Russell's experience and knowledge and his ability to relate effectively to the private ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... do their offshore shopping in person. Australia may weather another flood or cyclone or tsunami -- perhaps even another Gillard -- but if Australian dollar strength persists... the country could literally head down under. Speaking of which, Wall Street ...

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has encouraged a strong investment relationship with China after speaking at a China-Australia business forum, with talk of tight economic integration between the two nations. As part of her address, Gillard said that China ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... A record breaking 16.5 per cent swing last weekend against the NSW Labor Party has the potential to derail many of the Gillard federal government's reforms, pushing a nervous federal government to pull more of its punches on major changes to the financial ...

ASIC and govt launch MoneySmart.gov.au

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... financial goals. It gives all Australians access to impartial and really useful financial guidance," said Prime Minister Julia Gillard through videolink at the launch. Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said the website would complement the Stronger Super ...

SMSFs a blueprint for future super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
From Better Super to Stronger Super and now future super, the Gillard Government endorsed self-managed super funds (SMSFs) as a model for retirement savings in the years to come. Speaking last night at the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association ...