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PJC: Government needs to re-think payday reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
The Government's proposed reforms aimed at tightening controls over payday lenders need to be reassessed, the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has found. On 22 September 2011, the House of Representatives referred the Consumer ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
Leading superannuation bodies have welcomed the passage of the mining tax package through the lower House, which paves the way for the Superannuation Guarantee hike from 9 to 12 %. The 30 % tax on coal and iron ore profits, which successfully made it ...

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
US stocks plunged on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 300 points, as global stock markets were stung by fresh anxiety in the eurozone over Greece's bailout. The Dow fell 303.68 points (2.69 per cent) to close at 10,992.13. ...

Trouble building in the housing market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
Australia's housing market continues to confound, not because it's expensive in world terms but because of the disconnect between people naively hoping for price reductions and everybody else complaining we aren't building them fast enough. The latest ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
Manufacturing has just had it's Gerry Harvey moment and no amount of pro-protectionist inquiries is going to help it wind back the clock to the lazy Australian economic daze of the 1950s. In January famed business entrepreneur Gerry Harvey fronted a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower following poor US jobs data and as the market waits for a speech from the US central bank chairman. At 0700 (AEST) on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.31 US cents, down from 104.56 cents on Thursday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was mostly flat after better than expected US data overnight and as speculation eased that the US central bank will launch a third round of economic stimulus. At 0700 (AEST) on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.76 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar is slightly higher as optimism grows that the Eurozone will issue its own bonds in a bid to ease sovereign debt crisis. At 0700 (AEST) on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 103.85 US cents, up from 103.75 cents on Friday. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Australian shares were down by 1.3 per cent at noon as weaker than expected building approval data released late Tuesday morning prompted shares to fall further from initial losses. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 56.9 ...