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KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... paralysis and uncertainty for this land girth by sea. And we all know that uncertainty is no good. Tony (Abbott) and the Liberal/National Coalition will be the only ones singing hallelujah at this turn of events. They must be planning a big shindig over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat or weaker in the absence of strong leads from the US and Europe. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,213. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

ASFA: Focus on the positives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... note speakers, Dr. Jose-Ramos Horta. The Timor -Leste president was replaced in the opening plenary session by former Liberal Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer. In welcoming the 1,800 plus delegates to the conference, ASFA chair and Sunsuper chief executive ...

A yearning for softer yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011

Future Fund not for sale: Wong

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Opposition allegations that it was planning to withdraw funds from the Future Fund, clarifying its actions and criticising the Liberal party's lack of understanding. The Government's predicted revenue from the sale of non-financial assets sparked interest ...

Former Liberal leader named Equiti Capital chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... Federal MP and Opposition leader, Dr John Hewson AM, as its new chair. Opposition leader from April 1990 to May 1994 for the Liberal party, Hewson was formerly an economist for the Australian Treasury (Census and Statistics), the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... over whether the package would pass the House of Representatives, where both conservative "Tea Party" Republicans and liberal Democrats expressed opposition to it. Meanwhile, a closely-watched report on US manufacturing added to concerns about the weakness ...

Bank of Melbourne relaunches with plans for 90 new branches

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Bill Shorten attending the ceremony at the Richmond branch in Melbourne alongside Victorian Treasurer Kim Wells, from the Liberal party. Elizabeth Proust, chair of the new Bank of Melbourne board was also present to help the celebrations.

Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... to raise Superannuation Guarantee (SG) to 12% and urged delegates to support the measures and demand the same from the Liberal Opposition party. "It is the Opposition that stands in the way. The proposed mining tax will fund the increase in the SG. We ...

Govt responds to self-funded retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... Supplement payment available through Centrelink. Meanwhile, Shorten has hit out at Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, accusing the Liberal leader of trying to claim back thousands of dollars from pensioners under his proposed scheme. Shorten used the example ...