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Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Australia's unemployment rate is set to pass 6% in the coming year, and could go further if the Abbott government does not address labour market regulation, according to The Australian contributing economics editor Judith Sloan. Speaking at the annual ...

There's the good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Wilson HTM CFO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Wilson HTM Investment Group chief financial officer and company secretary Karen Penrose has stepped down. Don Mackenzie has been appointed company secretary with immediate effect, with Philippa Abbott continuing in as assistant company secretary. Todd ...

In praise of the gloom and doomers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

Think Holden, think not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
OMG! They killed Kenny...errr, Holden. Australia would be watching Holden's tail lights as it drives its car-making business out of Australia in 2017, Holden managing director Mike Devereux announced yesterday. This is because, like a spoiled brat ...

Airline crash investigation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013

Govt makes key infrastructure inquiry appointment

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013

SMSF regulation to remain 'light touch': Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The regulation of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) is unlikely to change much under the Abbott government, according to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. The speedy growth of the SMSF sector has led some commentators to question whether the Australian ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Abbott government looks set to follow through on its plan to introduce a quota of independent directors on super fund boards, and to take superannuation out of modern awards, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

'Tis the season to be bubbly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013