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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... results are expected from Australand Property Group and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. In New Zealand, Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Auckland. On Monday, the Australian share market closed at a fresh 10-month ...

Downgrade me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... the "Fiscal Deficit & Sovereign Debt Watch" show. Of course, there's nothing closer to our Australian hearts than the Gillard and Swan tandem disaster levy just so the Budget balance turns positive in two years time (as promised) and their government ...

Levy disaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011

Movers and shakers of 2010

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... looks back at the stories that shook up the industry this year. It was an extraordinary year in Australian politics. Julia Gillard became the nation's first female Prime Minister in June after support for Kevin Rudd vanished almost as quickly as it emerged ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... December share price index futures contract was 21 points lower at 4,576. In economics news on Monday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) breakfast in Sydney on "A strong economy for the future". ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... we expect stronger growth and a pick up in the labour market going forward? For one, The Fed's not Australian PM Julia Gillard - so no "going forward" there. But seriously, the US$600 bil QE2 forced them into a negative outlook - else, what's the need ...

Shorten unveils advisory panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... of professional standards and promoting confidence in the financial advice industry. This is a major component of the Gillard Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms," Shorten said. The members of the panel are as follows: Greg Medcraft, Commissioner ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... the independents, to rank superannuation adequacy high on the agenda when negotiations took place around forming the now Gillard government. Silk called for SG to be raised from 9 per cent to 12 per cent as a matter of "utmost national importance".

Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... was important to future growth in the industry. The report, released by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, at APEC in Yokohama, Japan, proposes an Asia Funds Passport to allow for Australian investors and fund managers to access ...

Get on board super reforms: Shorten

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... called for bipartisan support for the government's proposed superannuation reforms. "I'd like to talk about the reforms the Gillard Government is committed to delivering for our superannuation system - and consequently, what we stand for. The bottom ...