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Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
... and market outlook at a media briefing yesterday, Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faced significant challenges in lifting both fiscal and potential growth. "I think he's [Turnbull] a better ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... Blackbird Ventures in September. The new partnership was launched at fintech hub Stone and Chalk with guests including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer, as well as Assistant Innovation ...

PIMCO appoints world leaders to advisory board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... The board will be chaired by former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The other board members are former UK Prime Minister and former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and former European Central Bank president and chairman of the European ...

Industry welcomes Innovation Statement

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... enthusiastically welcomed by the financial services industry and beyond. Among a package of reforms introduced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra yesterday were tax breaks for early stage investors, an incubator support program, investment ...

Catholic Super chief addresses climate conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... event with more than 200 world leaders to deliver a global commitment to climate change. At the event New Zealand Prime Minister John Key led a discussion on the cost of fossil fuel subsidies which are estimated to be around $500 billion according to ...

The GFC is still among us: Varoufakis

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Party to the extreme anarchists of Barcelona." However, "I decided to resign on the night of the 5 July because my Prime Minister surrendered."

Super tax back on Turnbull's agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Taxing of superannuation contributions is back on the government's agenda, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and some industry stakeholders saying that "all measures are on the table." The issue of superannuation tax concessions came up yesterday ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
On 15 September, Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as Australia's 29th Prime Minister. The new Prime Minister quickly identified tax reform as a priority of his economic vision in which he wanted to see a more agile, competitive Australia. The timing and ...

Government using super as "petri dish": Labor

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... said almost 35% of women have no superannuation at all. Women and their super savings was an issue addressed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time earlier in the day. "There is no question that Australian women generally have less savings ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... Chalmers joined several first-term Labor members in promotions among the shadow ministry yesterday, and at a time when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged the opposition's superannuation tax proposals and hinted it will become an election issue. ...