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Pain in Spain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... environment of fiscal restraint -- Aussies still whinging at the absence of big give-away door prizes in the Australian Federal Budget should look to Spain to put a smile on their faces. Certainly Wall Street was happy. The Dow and the S&P 500 rose by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... The New Zealand share market drifted lower in quiet trading as investors adopted a wait and see attitude to next week's budget. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 10.95 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 3,156.08. Turnover was worth $NZ109.2 million ($A87.46 ...

MIT tax regime modernised and simplified

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... the offices of Russell Investments as Raewyn Williams, the firm's director of after-tax investment, goes through what the Budget announcement of the new tax regime for managed investment trusts (MIT) mean for investors. The big fear before yesterday's ...

Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... of financial regulators in Australia while building ties with the regulatory powers-that-be in Asia. Speaking at a post-Budget breakfast in Sydney this morning, the Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, restated ...

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... planning groups have applauded tax discounts on savings and higher super guarantee payments, but most don't expect the Federal Budget's announcements will heavily impact client strategies. The Rudd Government's Federal Budget announced last night included ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
"Those looking for a big spending pre-election budget won't find one." This is what Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan told Parliament on Budget night. And he wasn't kidding. Sure there were a few government giveaways... a few takes, but compared ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... Tuesday, the Australian share market reversed early gains to close one per cent lower, as investors worried over the federal budget and the effectiveness of the $1 trillion bailout for debt-laden euro zone economies. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... sector is doing reasonably well with the leaders of the pack NAB and Westpac." Mr Heffernan played down the impact of the budget on the market. "I don't think it will make much difference to the market," he said. Mining giant BHP fell 34 cents to $38.66 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... share price index contract was 55 points higher at 4,665 points. Dominating economic news on Tuesday will be the federal budget, to be handed down on Tuesday evening. Competing for attention, Dun and Bradstreet releases its initial business expectations ...

Troubled Greece to freeze pensions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... Commission, and the European Central Bank in early May. The $157 billion financing package came with conditions, including budget cuts, a freeze in wages and pensions for three years, and tax increases to address Greece's fiscal and debt problems. "The ...