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Former Treasury head to be Westpac chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
Westpac Banking Corporation's board of directors have appointed former Commonwealth Treasury head Ted Evans as chairman to replace Leon Davis, effective March 2007. In the interim Evans has been appointed deputy chairman to assist with a smooth transition. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... councils that were set up to monitor and develop national training packages given annual funding from the Federal government of $15 million is again being debated with the Chief Executive of the Australian Industry Group Heather Ridout claiming that ...

China growth an uneven story: Keating

... comes under strain every time the country develops disproportionately in one place or another... this is why the government of China is so interested in keeping the quilt together by trying to even out and equalise growth across the country." Among the ...

Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
... kill-off contribution taxes was always a tough one to mount in Canberra's Treasury offices. This is because the cost to government of wiping out benefits taxes is only a small fraction of the cost of wiping out contribution taxes. "Currently benefit ...

Business is losing the battle for trust: Edelman

A recent study of Australian opinion leaders has shown that only 1 in 4 considered institutions trustworthy. The survey, which was conducted by global communications firm Edelman, has revealed that only 27 percent of those surveyed rated any institution ...

Bravura gets bigger

... indicative of the company's reputation in its ability to customise its software to suit various pension systems, even the government of Tannzania has also enquired about Bravura's products.

IMF and World Bank to review local financial system

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are to conduct a financial sector assessment program (FSAP) of Australia. The assessment is part of a regular program that has been undertaken in over 100 countries. According to the Federal Treasurer ...

Government steps up its super co-contribution campaign

... $58,000 a year to participate in the scheme. For Australians earning $28,000 they can get a co-contribution from the government of up to $1,500. From $28,000 on the scheme phases down and is available up to those on $58,000. Treasurer Peter Costello ...

Battlers support super contributions

Figures released by the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Revenue the Hon Mal Brouch show that over 17 per cent of low and middle income earners will receive a government co-contribution to their superannuation. "We expect next year's take-up to ...

MIG in arbitration on Canadian toll road spat

... government over a toll increase on its 407ETR toll road. The dispute has gathered steam since October, when the government of Canada's biggest province took power partly on a promise of blocking a toll hike on the 407ETR due to take effect on 1 February ...