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Labor questions Murray, calls for another inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... over the next two weeks. Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson revealed yesterday that he has written a letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking him to cast Murray aside from the chairmanship of the inquiry. "He was the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank until ...

EQT completes ANZ Trustees acquisition

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... the existing operation, as well as continue the organic growth and development projects already under way," EQT chairman Tony Killen said. EQT managing director Robin Burns said that "the services offered by ANZT are among the suite of services offered ...

Government still mulling response on Senate report

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... recommendation to set up a Royal Commission to investigate cases of bad advice, fraud and document forgery within CBA, prime minister Tony Abbott said he won't be rushed into a further inquiry. Instead, he wants to first consider the report on the issue. ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... government has not yet made its position public regarding the request for a Royal Commission. Last Friday, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the government needs to "carefully consider" the Committee's 500-page report. "We do obviously have an inquiry ...

Trio-linked fund manager jailed for 25 months

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Trio Capital has been sentenced to 25 months in prison for making false statements while managing the ARP Growth Fund (ARP). Tony Maher, previously known as Paul Gresham, made the false statements over a two-year period, bringing $500,000 in payments ...

Government plays down support for royal commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Senate Committee's recommendation that there be a royal commission into Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the government would "carefully consider" the parliamentary committee report. However he remained non-committal ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... "more to say on retirement incomes policy further down the track." "[Superannuation] is on my mind, it's on [Prime Minister] Tony Abbott's mind. We're thinking about how we're going to make retirement incomes policy sustainable," Hockey said. As the ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... and from environmentalists. The announcement comes after IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury joined Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb on their business delegation to the US and Canada. Himbury said he was ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... next year's NSW state election. Announcement of the internal party agreement coincides with the conclusion of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's latest international trip that included a visit to Canada where one of his objectives was wooing Canadian pension ...

Abbott eyes Canadian pension money

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has encouraged Canadian pension funds to invest in Australian infrastructure. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, Abbott said he wanted to see more Canadian investment in Australia. "I know ...