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AGEST appoints new CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... Melbourne federal seat of Melbourne, previously held by former Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner, where she was beaten by the Greens Adam Brandt. Bowtell has been an active member of investment and audit committees and for six years was responsible for ...

Let the lobbying begin

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). "In my experience, the ALP and Greens have always supported superannuation policy and I would expect the Independents, who seem like forward thinking people, would ...

Fearing September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Summer has ended - in the Northern Hemisphere that is. But the uncertainty that has befallen Wall Street through the sunny season has not gone away - nor does it look like going anywhere anytime soon. Wall Street may have produced a positive performance ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... stress that business in Australia should not predetermine a view now that a hung parliament and Senate controlled by the Greens is a bad thing," said Brodgen. He said that, in any case, the Greens senate majority has been "abundantly clear" for some ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... killing them... literally. When the parties they lead look increasingly likely to be begging for support from among the greens and the independents to get any legislation passed. Cue in evil laugh. Bwa ha ha ha ha! For what can we truly expect of a campaign ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
And they're off... and running! The bears are back loitering the financial playgrounds hand in hand with the sensationalist media and heads that talk on your PCs, laptops, iPhones or plain old HDTV screens. Apparently we're now just a click away from ...

Just a typical pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
There's peace and quiet on financial market's overnight. Not a soul was stirring... not even a mouse. The Americans are celebrating their Independence Day. They're on holiday. This gave me a holiday too... that is, a holiday from the daily noises - ...

PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... of the proposed financial advice reforms is that the senate numbers are expected to change noticeably in favour of the Greens and possibly the government as several conservative senators are not expected to hold their seats. Recall that the Howard government ...

Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... into a proper sovereign fund rather than be used for recurrent government expenditure. Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Greens, on ABC television this week repeated his policy position that the Greens would soon be moving legislation to create an Australian ...

Mining royalties should go into SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... have it, it should be going into a wealth fund and that's the one thing I do agree with Paul on," said Senator Minchin. Greens Senator Christine Milne was also highly supportive. "We are very keen to see that happen, and we'll look forward to the support ...