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Former NSW politician joins Media Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... parliamentary career, Tebbutt served as the Minister for Health, Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Minister for Commerce, Minister for Education and Training, Minister for Community Services, Aging and Disability Services and Minister ...

ACCI supports closing tax breaks on high balances

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has said there is "sense" in closing tax relief for people with very high superannuation balances. In a statement the pro-business body said a balanced package of reforms to Australia's superannuation ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... savings from the three sets of bills only $14 million have passed the parliament," Chalmers said. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Kate Carnell said fixing problems with the SGC was "a highlight in the impressive package of ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... gives more credence to Bank of England (BOE chief economist Andy Haldane's words spoken at the Portadown Chambers of Commerce in Northern Ireland a day after the Fed's 17 September no lift-offA (yet) announcement. "With subdued world growth and prices ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... September lift-off here we come! Then again, maybe not... for inflation remains contained. Here's the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis' blurb: "The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... an annual rate of 2.3 per cent in the April-June period, slightly below the 2.5 per cent consensus estimate. However, Commerce revised up its estimate on the first quarter to growth of 0.6 per cent from a 0.2 per cent contraction. LONDON - European stock ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... in Sydney while Westpac SA general manager Lester Wynne-Jones is scheduled to speak at an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch in Adelaide. In Australia, the market on Monday recovered from early jitters to end a run of three straight losses and ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... of Retail and Consumer David Mustow and Salmat CEO Craig Dower are among the speakers at Australian Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch. In Australia, the market on Tuesday posted a sixth straight session of gains. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Infrastructure allocations up 14% in two years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... country. Following the Government's release of the Developing Northern Australia whitepaper, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) noted that the paper's proposed infrastructure projects (including a $600 million roads package) would ...

Fund manager fees too high: David Neal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... according to Future Fund managing director David Neal, who made the remarks in a speech to the Australian British Chamber of Commerce at a lunch in Melbourne. "The margins extracted by the investment management industry are, in general, too high, and ...