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Government must intervene more to promote savings: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... economic impacts of the ageing population. Ivan Deveson, chairman and national president of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), in a speech to be delivered in Madrid today, is warning that countries not responding to these challenges ...

NZ securities reforms pass legislature

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... confidence and participation, enhancing the integrity of our financial markets, and ultimately assisting economic development by increasing investment in New Zealand," said Dalziel. The Bill operates by amending and updating the Securities Act 1978 ...

Funds must make it easier to amalgamate small accounts: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
Treasurer Peter Costello, speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) conference this week, said the superannuation industry must work harder to make amalgamations of small accounts easier. "Kids have got a whole lot of part-time ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy unchanged following its Board meeting last week. The RBA last raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent in March. Since then, indications that growth ...

MTAA Super consolidates private equity position

... further $10 million being provided by the ACT government in the way of a repayable grant. ACT minister for economic development and business Ted Quinlan says, "The major reason for investing in the partnership is to increase the commercialisation skill ...

Bond market indicates interest rate cut

An RBA interest rate rise in the coming months may not be as certain as widely anticipated with two and three-year bonds trading 20 to 25 basis points below the cash rate. The stance of the bond market is in contrast to a strong performing Australian ...

RBA says surprising if interest rates do not have to rise again

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today said it would be surprising if interest rates did not have to be increased again at some stage. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy released today, the central bank said the current policy stance in ...

World economy seems to be recovering: RBA

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Malcolm Edey. In an address at a Committee for the Economic Development of Australia/Promina event in Sydney, Dr Edey said the outlook is never risk free. However, a number of risks, such as Sars ...

Consumer expectations fall to 3.9% in November

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
More Australians thought prices could ease in the future as consumers' expectations of inflation fell to 3.9 per cent in November. This followed expectations of a rise to 4.2 per cent in October, a survey found. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary ...

Trans-Tasman tax changes implemented under CER agreement

... trans-Tasman triangular tax reform, exchanging formal letters with Jim Anderton, the New Zealand Minister for Economic Development. Triangular taxation occurs where Australian shareholders in a New Zealand company operating in Australia are unable to ...