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SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... without a more flexible currency regime. Yuan told the Sydney Morning Herald, "Capital controls are China's last line of defence and cannot be eased until China's financial reforms are complete." "Growth is cyclical and a sudden change in China's situation ...

Future Fund appoints former QIC head strategist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's $42 billion Future Fund bolstered its investment capability when it appointed former QIC chief strategist Tony Day as head of strategy. Day has previously held consulting and actuarial roles at Towers Perrin and AMP before spending ...

Battle lines drawn over defence force super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
... emerged between the Government and the ALP over which party will better protect the superannuation interests of Australia's Defence Force personnel. Yesterday ALP shadow superannuation spokesperson Senator Nick Sherry and shadow spokesperson for defence ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... revenue has been spent on tax cuts for families and businesses, less than a quarter has been spent on roads, healthcare, defence, education and aged care. Following the news yesterday that the Chinese authorities haven increased the prime lending rate ...

In-specie transfers up 300 per cent: Multiport

... breaches in managing their SMSF will be penalised. "This will mean that SMSF trustees will no longer have access to the defence that they were careless or unintentionally reckless for any breaches. The ATO is essentially moving to a zero tolerance position ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... prices lifted shares of energy companies while strong profits from United Technologies Corp prompted investors to buy defence stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 56.64 points to 12,533.80, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lifted 5.04 points ...

Employment mobility figures revised

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... fishing (51 per cent), Electricity, gas and water (42 per cent), Education (38 per cent) and Government administration and defence (35 per cent). These figures show the changing face of the Australian workforce which, with 37 per cent of people wanting ...

MTAA Super appoints new chairman

... Ethics Advisory Board, Canberra Raiders Rugby League club Board of Directors, the Foreign Affairs Council of Australia, the Defence and National Security Advisory Council, and the ACT Advisory Council of AIM. He has also held a wide range of senior roles ...

Westpac appoints new REIT manager

... amount will go to completing the funding arrangements for the trust's $100 million seed property portfolio bought from the Defence Housing Association. This consists of 178 residential properties in the ACT, New South Wales and Queensland. "In terms ...

Southern Cross aims to invest early with VC fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... investment stories in the areas of materials, electronics, IT, telecommunications, nanotechnology, environmental science, defence and clean energy in the Australian market. The Southern Cross Fund has already reached $100m in funds on the back of strong ...