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Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Many Budgets have proven to be good for the country, while others received less than glowing reviews in history books. To take us into the next phase of fiscal policy, one of Australia's most respected and renowned economic commentators, Saul Eslake ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... (ABS) elephant - the latest update on Australia's "International Trade in Goods and Services". The numbers show that the country's trade surplus narrowed by 15% to A$3.1 billion in March from an upwardly revised A$3.7 billion in the previous month as ...

AxiomSL appoints APAC chief

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... regulatory environment with the firm's suite of world-class products." Tierney's appointment follows AxiomSL appointing a country manager for Australia, Andrew Wood. Wood joined the group from IMF Benthan, where he held an interim consultant role. Wood ...

ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... public affairs director Matt Linden said the findings were a "wake-up call." "This is an issue that impacts the entire country by decimating personal savings; creating an uneven playing field for competing businesses; and ultimately driving up pension ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... to do - cool the economy - in their recent efforts to containing financial risks and asset bubbles emanating from the country's booming property sector. This is underscored by Chinese president Xi Jinping's recent comment that, "Financial security is ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... services sector." "The Prime Minister has consistently failed to stand up for the victims of financial misconduct in this country, preferring instead to protect his banking friends," Senator Ketter added. Opposition financial services spokesperson Katy ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... status quo, more or less. The status quo of a strengthening French economy, despite the numerous terrorist attacks the country has suffered over the past few years. This is underlined by the latest Markit France PMI survey. The flash composite PMI rose ...

BlackRock's Fink commends Aussie infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... municipal finance system that helped build infrastructure in the United States in the mid-20th Century resulted in the country never developing a healthy market for private infrastructure investment. He added private capital is desperately needed to ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property market had been the central bank's major source of concern in recent times. ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... record, that is. Us, Australians all, should be rejoicing at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report that the country's international trade surplus widened by 138% to A$3.57 billion in February from A$1.5 billion in the previous month. This ...