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The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Opposition challenges Labor to review Trio fraud

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann has called on new Treasurer Chris Bowen to review the Gillard government's response to the Trio Capital scandal. Described as the "largest superannuation fraud in Australian history" ...

FSC lobbies Rudd for last minute FoFA delay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... legislation is making it difficult for the industry to comply." Having had numerous requests for a delay turned down by the Gillard government, Brogden said he hoped Rudd's comments in the wake of the caucus vote last night, that he wants to work hand-in-hand ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... economic data as a sign the Federal Reserve would maintain its aggressive bond-buying program, and after Labor dumped Julia Gillard as leader. At 0828 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4724. The US ...

Next government to reconsider super taxes: Grattan Inst

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... Bringing the commonwealth budget into structural surplus will require the next government to be very different to the Rudd-Gillard and Howard governments, and this will inevitably force a review of superannuation taxes, argued the Grattan Institute yesterday. ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... (RBA) though. It's in the midst of deliberations on the appropriate monetary policy setting for this country ruled by Gillard and Swan. All will be revealed at 230 PM (AEST time, of course) but market betting is for the RBA to stay the course and keep ...

Government to hold public forums on Super Charter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... encouraged interested parties to attend a public forum on the future Charter of Superannuation Adequacy and Sustainability. The Gillard government announced its intention to create the Super Charter in April. It also announced the creation of a Council ...

Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Asian powers threatened to close the door on Japanese resource imports. However, within 48 hours of the incident, Julia Gillard pledged to meet Japan's vital industrial demand for rare earth metals indefinitely. "Japan and Australia are very close emotionally ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... already the happiest industrial country in the world...for the third year running at that! The OECD seems to have handed the Gillard-Swan tandem bragging rights campaign material to take to the 14 September elections. Happiest in the industrialised world ...

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013