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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2006
... share price index was 57 points or one per cent higher at 5390. Later today, the markets will react to last night's federal budget, which included across-the-board tax cuts and more help for families. NEW YORK - Optimism that the US Federal Reserve will ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
Financial markets await tonight's unveiling of the country's federal budget and tomorrow night's monetary policy deliberation by the US Federal Reserve. Australian Federal Treasurer Peter Costello will announce his 11th Budget tonight in Canberra where ...

AMP puts pedal to the metal

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... of continued positive performance. Speculation has also been mounting that super taxes may be cut in this week's Federal Budget, with the potential to boost inflows into super savings. Some commentators believe the possibility of a windfall may be behind ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... Speculation has now turned as to the central bank's future policy moves, especially if speculation of a generous Federal Budget - to be delivered tomorrow - proves correct. The Treasury is expected to announce across-the-board income tax cuts, increased ...

ASFA and JUST Super call for changes in the Budget

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2006
... ASFA's stance against a proposal to reduce employer contributions. ASFA made the calls in the lead up to next week's Federal Budget. Philipa Smith, chief executive officer of ASFA, said the changes would increase the level of retirement savings. "It's ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... market speculation now will be whether the RBA will lift rates again, especially following an expected expansionary Federal Budget (to be released next week) or will the rate hike (and its immediate offshoot - a stronger A$), along with high crude oil ...

Super fund taxes break through $5 billion

... revenue or we are taxed incredibly inefficiently. The good news is we have less than two months to wait to the next Federal Budget to see if the government plans to respond to this problem.

Use budget surplus to cut super tax: TasPlan

Tasmanian super fund heavyweight TasPlan says the expected huge federal budget surplus should be used to cut unpopular super taxes. Neil Cassidy, TasPlan General Manager, said he believes that even reducing the 15 per cent contributions tax would make ...

ASIC also a budget winner

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is another beneficiary from the 2005/06 Federal Budget having been granted an additional $13.4 million over the next four years. The increase in funding has already been specifically earmarked ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2005
... Attention today will be focused on the follow-up to the federal government's raft of tax cuts delivered in last night's federal budget. In other news National Australia Bank delivers its interim results today.