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Sherry will keep his job despite super blooper: Latham

AAP | FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2004

... Senator Sherry this week apologised for an $8 billion mistake in the opposition's pension policy after Treasurer Peter Costello said the policy had been incorrectly calculated. Latham reiterated that the document Senator Sherry had used to formulate ...

Labor says we were wrong on super blooper

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004

... confessed it had no plans to pay retirees an extra $25-a-week. The opposition owned up to the mistake after Treasurer Peter Costello seized on Opposition Leader Mark Latham's definition of the pension benchmark. Latham said this week a Labor government ...

Australia close to full employment: Costello

AAP | THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2004

Treasurer Peter Costello today said Australia was getting close to full employment at its current jobless rate. Figures for February put the jobless rate at 5.7%, up from several months at 5.6%, a level which has not been bettered since the early 1980s. ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004

... 47% to $46.8 billion last year, due partly to a 30% rise in the Aussie as well as a weak world economy. Treasurer Peter Costello said the current account deficit was still significant and showed Australia's farm exports had not yet recovered from the ...

Costello unveils changes to retirement incomes

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004

Treasurer Peter Costello today unveiled plans to keep older people in the workforce longer and encourage retirees to take their superannuation savings as a pension rather than a lump sum. Outlining a key plank in the coalition's re-election strategy ...

Baby boomers to be urged to rethink early retirement

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004

Baby boomers will be urged to rethink their retirement plans in a major speech by Treasurer Peter Costello today, which will form a cornerstone of the coalition's re-election strategy. Costello is expected to push later retirement and measures to encourage ...

CPA Australia welcomes FSRA allowances

Accounting body CPA Australia has welcomed an announcement from Treasurer Peter Costello that accountants will be allowed to provide some advice to clients on self-managed superannuation under the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). Costello said ...

Costello promises surplus with hope for tax cut this year

Treasurer Peter Costello today promised to keep the Budget in surplus while holding out the hope of a tax cut this year. Mr Costello said the government had brought down six surplus budgets since it came to power in 1996 while at the same time dramatically ...

Australia, New Zealand moving toward single economic market

AAP | MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004

Australian Treasurer Peter Costello, in a meeting with New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen, said there had been significant progress made towards trans Tasman business integration. The two ministers, speaking to reporters last week said they ...

Jobs figures strengthen expectations of further rate hike

AAP | FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2004

... expectations of a further rate hike next month as figures showed unemployment remained at 14-year lows. Treasurer Peter Costello said the December jobless rate of 5.6%, the same as November, was further proof of continuing strength in the Australian ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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