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BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... government to lead us into recession, but they are saying Rudd will have to create his own economic luck if he is to repeat the Howard midas touch.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... that the election - Australians vote tomorrow on the next federal government - has had little impact on the market. "If Howard wins on Saturday... I think the market might get a bit of a jolt upwards." "If Rudd wins I don't think there will be much difference ...

RaboPlus cuts entry fee to 25bp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... Coinciding with the fee discount, the group has introduced seven Challenger wholesale funds into its platform namely the Howard Mortgage, Asian Share, Share Income, High Yield, Property Securities, Select Australian Share, Smaller Companies Fund, and ...

Another rabbit out of the hat

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
On day one of the 'official' election campaign, the Howard government pulled one big rabbit out of the campaign hat with yet more tax cuts, this time to the tune of $34 billion over the next three years. No one voiced cynicism over the timing when Treasurer ...

Super funds to invest direct into infrastructure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
... The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) and MTAA Super have also moved into the sector, and Prime Minister John Howard last month flagged plans for an infrastructure fund for future national needs.

Sydney on $24 million a day

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... committee revealed that protecting the world leaders would cost taxpayers a staggering $24 million a day. Prime Minister John Howard in a 'YouTube' APEC welcome address said, "Unfortunately, the extra security precautions that are needed to be taken ...

Howard flags infrastructure fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
The Prime Minister John Howard has announced plans to establish an infrastructure fund similar to that proposed by the Labor party, with a minimum of one per cent of budget surpluses to go into the fund. The announcement came as part of his five-year ...

APX launches first local carbon trading exchange

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
... ever carbon trading exchange has opened today in Melbourne, letting businesses set carbon pricing five years before the Howard government's current 2012 goal. A joint venture between the Australia Pacific Exchange (APX), the Australian Climate Exchange ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2007
... in subsidies to help Elders and Optus take high-speed broadband to Australians living in the bush. Prime Minister John Howard and Communications Minister Helen Coonan today announced that the Optus-Elders joint venture had been chosen to take broadband ...

Economic round-up: Money cant buy you love

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
... Australian consumers being happier than ever since the Whitlam Government began to implode they still don't seem to care for the Howard Government. Following a dip in consumer confidence last month, according to the latest Westpac/ Melbourne Institute ...