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Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... fear and capitalism's still capitalising on...greed and fear. But the more respected professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Blinder, in his opinion piece on the Wall Street ...

US shutdown slowing pension payments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... Veterans Administration Benefits and Services, Eric Shinseki, appeared end last week before the Congress committee of Veteran Affairs and outlined to committee members how veteran pensioners are now being effected. "When appropriations lapsed, we had ...

AustSuper's executive restructure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... Service and Advice headed by Shawn Blackmore; Corporate Services headed by Tony Cavanagh; and Marketing and Corporate Affairs whose divisional head is yet to be appointed. The fund stated in the annual report that, "the restructure project was to align ...

Obama says no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013

AMP reveals new leadership team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013

ANU fund adopts ethical investment guidelines

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... investments it holds in the future will "minimise social injury". However, ANU chancellor and former minister for foriegn affairs in the Hawke-Keating government, Gareth Evans, told the ABC that the university is yet to identify what kind of investments ...

ATO unsure if dividend washing illegal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... access to information which will identify those involved in dividend washing. We encourage taxpayers to correct their tax affairs voluntarily otherwise they risk an audit," ATO Second Commissioner Bruce Quigley said. The ATO said anyone who has participated ...

Bracks to return to funds management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... management sector," he said in a brief statement in which he confirmed that the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs informed him of the decision last night following a briefing with Bishop. "I have spent the last month in consultations across ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... agreements with countries and jurisdictions across the globe," said Treasury deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs Robert Stack. The US-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) welcomed the move. "This six-month delay will provide ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... billion-a-month cash stimulus program, known as quantitative easing or QE. "Some are suggesting that the current state of affairs in China is very similar to that seen in the US pre-GFC (global financial crisis)," Mr Lucas said. "Leverage was cheap and ...