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Govt to refund super tax for 3.5 million

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... changes are detailed in a discussion paper released today by Shorten. The consultation paper can be accessed from www.treasury.gov.au.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... prices plunged 4.6 per cent in New York. Bond prices leapt as investors sought safer assets. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell to 2.97 per cent from 3.10 per cent on Tuesday, while that on the 30-year bond dropped to 4.20 per cent from 4.30 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... billion ($A4.73 billion) insurance giant. Shares of Allied fell 4.5 per cent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 2.99 per cent from 2.97 per cent on Friday, while that on the 30-year bond rose to 4.21 per cent from 4.18 ...

Excess contributions penalties soar to $400m

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... offenders thought to have breached their limit accidentally. When the excess contributions tax was first introduced the Treasury predicted that there would be no increase in income under the assumption that people would comply with the rules. In March ...

Treasury Group appoints CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
Treasury Group (TRG) has announced Andrew McGill as the successor to Mark Burgess as chief executive officer. The appointment is effective from 12 July 2011. "We conducted an extensive local and international search for the right candidate and we are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... data for May. The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) conducts a tender process to issue $500 million of Treasury notes maturing on July 22 and $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on August 12. The South Australian Government delivers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... price closed at $29.49, slightly below IP's $30.60 per share offer. Bond prices fell marginally. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbed to 3.01 per cent from 3.00 per cent on Monday. The 30-year bond increased to 4.27 per cent from 4.26 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
... launched its new online iCloud service Monday, sliding 1.6 per cent. Bond prices fell marginally. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbed to 3.00 per cent from 2.99 per cent late Friday, while the 30-year bond increased to 4.26 per cent from 4.23 ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Financial planners could face a tougher regulator, if changes to ASIC's powers go ahead. Currently under review by the Treasury, proposals include strengthened authority to ban advisers. The reforms in question propose that harsher penalties should be ...

Russell heads back to Canberra

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... Minister Paul Keating's principal adviser between 1985 and 1993, before which he was senior executive in the Commonwealth Treasury. In 1995 Russell left Canberra when he was appointed Ambassador in Washington, returning to Canberra in 1996 to advise ...