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Stop using super as political pawn: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... they win the election. Today shadow assistant treasurer Mathias Cormann entered the fracas by suggesting prime minister Julia Gillard "should stop treating peoples' retirement savings like an ATM to fund her wasteful spending." Narev suggested that this ...

$18 billion super tax 'honey-pot' by 2020

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... settings." Amidst intense speculation over potential changes to superannuation tax concessions that have followed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's announcement of a Federal Election date last week, Brogden also warned politicians that superannuation is ...

Back-off super: FSC missive to Canberra

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... John Brogden this morning hit out at politicians, saying: "We want both sides to leave super alone." Since Prime Minister Julia Gillard set a Federal Election date last week, speculation has abounded over the respective policy changes that either the ...

Dignity Super's main aim, ASFA reminds politicians

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... superannuation tax concession legislations has increased after an election date (14 September) was set by Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week. The independent representative body The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) yesterday ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... 8.5 cents to $4.765. "We're seeing iron ore prices moving up once again so that's been a positive for that space," said Julia Lee, equities analyst at Bell Direct. "The big four banks are also moving higher - we're seeing a gain of about 0.3 to 0.6 per ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... market on Wednesday pulled back in late trading but still closed slightly higher, with investors unfazed by Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing that the next federal election would be on September 14. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 7.7 points ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... cents to $26.42, NAB putting on seven cents to $25.78 and ANZ adding eight cents to $25.35. Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said expectations that Thursday's labour force data would show a rise in the unemployment rate from 5.2 to 5.4 per cent ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... subsequent stimulus measures are likely to prop up demand. Furthermore, the rise of the Chinese middle class and Prime Minister Julia Gillard's push more engagement with the 'Asian century' should further advance trade with the East. "Our relationship ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Australian shares have opened marginally stronger as a recovery in US retail sales gave a boost to cautious investor sentiment. At 1017 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.9 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 4,506.3 points, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly weaker, with concerns over Germany's business confidence and euro zone debt weighs down investor sentiment. At 1027 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.9 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,374.6 ...