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Chief economist update: Forget asking for a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... something to crow about for the optimists and the pessimists alike. As the bulls would have it (that includes the Coalition government no doubt), total employment grew by 22,600 in the month of April - much more than the expected 15,000 gain and a sharp ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... providing more uplift to commodity prices. Both would be beneficial for Australia. Domestically, both the Coalition government and the opposition Labor Party have promised tax cuts for us, Australians, all. Aside from the fact that no one in their right ...

Budget big picture: Surplus on radar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Australian government t net debt reducing from $350 billion to $319 billion over the same period. When the coalition government was elected in 2013, net Government debt was $160 billion; when the Rudd government was elected in 2007 Australia didn't have ...

FASEA consultation could sway retirement outcomes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... the CIPR reforms and the FASEA consultation process. "Between these two reforms initiated by the current Coalition government, there is every chance that we can create a world-class retirement income system," the paper reads.

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... on); and closer to home, New Zealand's election stalemate ended with the opposition Labor Party forming a coalition government with New Zealand First (expected to lead to a change in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's conduct of monetary policy). Also ...

Government bond issuance to fall 20pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... that the Budget will move back into surplus by 2020. While this debt amount has doubled during the life of Coalition government, during the previous Labor government it increased five-fold from $53 billion to $258 billion. Since 2015 the amount of this ...

Opposition floats SMSF borrowing ban

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... Shorten was quick to reassure that any SMSFs investing under the current rules would not be affected. The Coalition government is expected to unveil the details of their own housing affordability measures in the May 9 budget. Finance Minister Mathias ...

Parliament goes to war on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... non-concessional super contributions to apply from Budget night 2016 (May 3), not 2007 as proposed by the coalition government. This would reduce revenue by $500 million over forward estimates, but Labor intends to find savings elsewhere in super. Speaking ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... future. I don't think there will be any political games being played." In a statement welcoming the next Coalition government, the Financial Services Council also emphasised the importance of improving the standards of the industry, recommending the ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... has been a sharp decline in staff numbers at the regulators policing the financial services industry in the Coalition government's three years in office, according to a new report by the Australia Institute. Average Australian Securities and Investments ...

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Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO
Rest is welcoming back its former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer.

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN
Macquarie Group has provided its first quarter update at its AGM, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake describing trading conditions as "satisfactory".

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Generation Development Group has reported strong growth to the year ending June 30.

Aussie Olympian's brother sentenced over crypto scam

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
The brother of Australian breakdancing Olympian 'Raygun' has been sentenced 12 months' imprisonment for his role in a global cryptocurrency scam.

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