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Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... medium-sized companies." Even that scholar of the Great Depression realised this. In his testimony before the US House of Representatives just a little over than a week ago, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke declared that "Even as fiscal policymakers address ...

New tax proposals aim to consolidate lost super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... Parliament look set to benefit people who have rediscovered lost super balances in various funds. The House of Representatives economics committee is urging MPs to adopt the bill, aimed at simplifying super consolidation and improving business tax rules ...

FOFA debate due after PJC report: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... However the Financial Services Minister has slammed the comments as a "bungle". "Experienced Members of the House of Representatives know programs that far in advance should not be taken as gospel," said Shorten. "Long-standing practice has been for ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... you'll find that the US Federal Reserve in on the case. Just last night, in his testimony before the House of Representatives, Big Ben declared that, "Even as fiscal policymakers address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care ...

PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... reassessed, the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has found. On 22 September 2011, the House of Representatives referred the Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011 to the Parliamentary Joint ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... hike from 9 to 12 %. The 30 % tax on coal and iron ore profits, which successfully made it through the House of Representatives in the early hours of this morning, will support a company tax rate cut, which the government will then use to fund the 3% ...

SG Bill enters parliament with strong support

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
The Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill has entered the House of Representatives today with the support of associations and government, with Minister Shorten introducing the abolishment of the age limit. In addition to increasing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Associates. Analysts voiced doubts that the plan could pass intact in a deeply divided Congress, with the House of Representatives controlled by opposition Republicans. PRECIOUS METALS Gold slid on Friday, closing its worst week since June, as profit-taking ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... marginal new entrant more cheaply than we seem to be able to do?" he asked rhetorically at the recent House of Representatives' standing committee on economics. Stevens wasn't launching a broadside into Australia's already squeezed construction sector ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... last decade. We know our productivity performance is this bad because it's less than 18 months since the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, released its report entitled ' Inquiry into raising the productivity growth rate in the ...