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Gonski urges Australia to look long-term

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... their rules and culture," he said. The Future Fund is an independently managed investment fund funded by the Australian Government. It was established in 2006 with the purpose to meet the Commonwealth's superannuation liabilities in recognition of the ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Australia." Credit Suisse has produced two discretionary portfolios which meet the requirements stipulated by the Australian Government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The SIV Fixed Income Portfolio is made up of 100% Australian government ...

Next government to reconsider super taxes: Grattan Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... fund management are dollars that would otherwise reduce future Commonwealth pension liabilities. If future Australian government budgets are going to be under more pressure, then more vigorous government intervention is likely."

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... limit the budget deficit (from the promised surplus) because it allows the RBA to lower interest rates. The Australian government hasn't learnt its economic lesson. It was spending big and handing out tax cuts when the economy was booming. It's now so ...

$10bn CEFC fund gets govt mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... produce required inputs and achieve a benchmark rate of return based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian Government bond rate across the portfolio of investments over time". The CEFC is also expected to focus its portfolio on projects and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... economics news on Friday, the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for March is due for release. Also, the Australian government will auction $600 million of June 2016 Treasury Bonds. In companies news, Hills Holdings holds a shareholder meeting ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... In economics news on Thursday, the NAB business survey for the March quarter will be released. Also, the Australian government will auction $1 billion of Treasury Notes. In companies news, quarterly production reports from Fortescue Metals Group, Woodside ...

Government eyes Islamic finance growth opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
The Australian government has said that the Islamic finance provides a opportunity for growth in the both the Australian financial services sector and the wider economy. Addressing delegates at the first Amanie Australia Islamic Finance Forum in Melbourne ...

CSC launches retirement income pension

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... preservation age of 55 years or older and wish to turn their super into a tax-efficient income stream within the Australian Government super environment. The CSCri offers features such as tax free income payments and withdrawals from the age of 60, tax ...

SPAA urges SMSF auditors to register with regulator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... accepts an SMSF audit engagement without being registered after this date. The new register is part of the Australian Government's 'Stronger Super' reforms aimed at making the Australian superannuation system more efficient. "The ability to identify ...