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Government rejects certain superannuation changes

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... Amendment Bill, which was introduced last year to modernise and strengthen the protection regime surrounding superannuation. Treasury parliamentary secretary Ross Cameron told parliament that the government rejected an amendment put forward by Labor ...

Household spending pushes economy as business investment slows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... sector. Most economists are predicting a slowing in economic growth by the second half of this year, and the federal Treasury is expecting 3.5% growth for the next three years. But the latest 10-year predictions from forecaster BIS Shrapnel are much ...

Treasury Group rejigs management

Treasury Group has announced that its managing director Rodney Green has renewed his contract, and from July 2004 will assume the new title of executive director, as part of a management restructure designed to focus on the organic growth of its boutique ...

IADB sells seven-year A$400 million bond issue into Kangaroo market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
... Commonwealth Bank and RBC Capital Markets said the deal was priced at a re-offer spread of 12 basis points over the Queensland Treasury Corp June 2011 bond and 13.5 below the Australian dollar swap rate. The bonds are due to mature on June 15, 2011. ...

Baby boomers to be urged to rethink early retirement

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
... encourage retirees to exchange their superannuation savings for a pension, and not take the lump sum and run at age 55. A Treasury discussion paper is tipped to include tax breaks, social security incentives and changes to income and asset tests to encourage ...

Market Wrap

... Woolfolk, senior currency strategist at the Bank of New York, said Greenspan had "effectively endorsed" the view of US Treasury Secretary Snow that the decline in the dollar is not an immediate concern since it has not been disorderly. In addition, Greenspan ...

Macquarie Bank considers buying ING Asia businesses

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
... derivatives, mergers and acquisitions advisory, debt capital markets and fixed income products, foreign exchange and treasury, structured finance and syndicated loans to clients in 12 countries in Asia. A further announcement on the agreement is expected ...

US GDP growth slows in Q4

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2004
... third quarter when tax-induced spending was strong. The weaker-than-expected GDP figures spurred a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury prices while the dollar initially weakened after the report was issued, as investors weighed whether U.S. economic activity ...

BOS plans roadshow for debt investors

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
... include presentations to investors in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. The company said representatives from both HBOS Treasury Services plc and BOS International Australia would update debt investors and gauge interest for a domestic bond transac ...

ASIC begins investigation into NAB options trading

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2004
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is undertaking a review of the risk management controls employed by the NAB's treasury division. As part of its review, APRA is examining trading activities that caused the losses and whether the bank's existing ...