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Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
International media reports on the 2014/15 federal budget reflect concerns that cuts will hit consumer confidence in an economy that is doing better than most of its counterparts. "Australia's first budget under Tony Abbott was either brave or foolhardy," ...

Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Age pension eligibility, infrastructure and the deficit look likely to take prominent position in tonight's budget, described by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as bringing "pain with purpose." However, superannuation and financial services are expected ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
Mining stocks have rallied, lifting the Australian share market after investment bank JP Morgan gave the sector a big confidence vote. JP Morgan has raised its rating on the sector to "overweight" from "underweight" and has pointed to signs of a rebound ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher on the eve of the release of the Abbott government's first budget. At 1010 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 14.1 points, or 0.26 per cent, higher at 5,474.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Super needs a radical new solution to longevity: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
Former Prime Minister and superannuation system architect Paul Keating says the government needs to create 'superannuation mark two' to enable superannuation to provide enough money for retirees who are increasingly likely to become centenarians. Speaking ...

No cut to age pension in this term: Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said there will be no change to the age pension in this term of parliament, putting an end to speculation that the pension would be cut back in next month's budget. However, the PM used his address to the Sydney Institute ...

FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation undermine confidence in financial advisers. Speaking to journalists in Brisbane today, Shorten said that "the government ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
With the deadline now closed for submissions to the Financial System Inquiry, the first investigation into the sector in 16 years, Financial Standard investigates the big themes, the surprises and what has been missed amongst the more than 250 publicly ...

Prescriptions galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014