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Shorten gives Ripoll shadow superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... for Financial Services and Superannuation. The appointment sees the portfolio returned to a shadow ministerial level after Kevin Rudd put it under the umbrella of Treasury. This is Ripoll's first frontbench position after 15 years as a member of the ...

December taper, pants on fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013

Taper? What taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

Friday the 13th spook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... an arrogant aggressor when he blurted out these words on 21 August during his leadership debate with then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Well Tony finally shut him up...but not before Kevin delivered his final blubber. In his concession ramble on Saturday ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... budget deficit.A Just a thought... The investment landscape could also be change by another vote by bigger mortals than Kevin and Tony.A The G20 meets on the weekend.A The agenda: Syria.A Although Iraq I and Iraq II showed that equity markets take off ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... US growth and virtually zero growth in Europe.A Need I add the increased volatility in the financial markets since May. Kevin!A Kevin!A Kevin! Dreadful!A The Abbottians shout.A At 2.6%, economic growth remains below trend as it was in the first quarter.A ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... future.A Going back to that fateful day on the 22nd of May -- when Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady posed this question upon US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke - to the future of financial markets everywhere. ...

Rudd promises to expand Super Clearing House

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said he will extend the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House service to businesses with fewer than 100 employees if he is re-elected. Currently the service is only open to businesses with 19 or fewer employees. ...

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... with an economy that increasingly gravitates towards Asia. As an anecdote, Pollack explained that Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks "extraordinary" Chinese, an ability that "gives him a degree of entrA(C)e into China that most world leaders ...