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Silk and Vilgan join govt council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan has boosted the superannuation industry's representation on the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC) by appointing AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan to the group. The group is ...

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... including sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), and the role they play in advancing domestic economic growth. In February, treasurer Wayne Swan released a set of guidelines to ensure future foreign investment projects were in line with Australia's national ...

No to double SG demerits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... would be hit by the charge and so they ended up paying it twice, so it sounds like a good measure," said Denham. Treasurer Wayne Swan said the ruling might raise compliance costs slightly for employers.

Asgard automates data feeds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... require the end users to physically download it themselves." Ho said Asgard aimed to provide the standards to Coin and Xplan. Wayne Wilson, Asgard general manager of distribution, said the AdviserNETgain platform already updated client information into ...

Fed govt tightens foreign investment rules

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... because it can make an important contribution to national prosperity and the development of our industries and resources," Wayne Swan, treasurer of the Australian government, said. "The purpose of Australia's foreign investment screening regime is to ...

Genus Cap appoints RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... leadership team concluded that RBC Dexia was the provider best-equipped to help meet our long-term business objectives," said Wayne Wachell, chief executive and chief investment officer of Genus Capital Management. Wachell claims that RBC Dexia will ...

Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

Why only bank fees in government sights?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... long until super fund transfers feel the same blowtorch. As part of the government's inflation attack strategy, Treasurer Wayne Swan decided to get involved to force banks to make it easier for consumers to swap between home loan providers and put some ...

Green light on First Home Saver

... place the administrative arrangements to have the accounts up and running from the second half of the year," said Treasurer Wayne Swan. Under the scheme, young Australians saving for their first home will attract a government contribution equivalent ...

AMF seals deal with Client Wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... financial services license, while Client Wealth will tap into AMF's knowledge of the superannuation industry. According to Wayne Robinson, the alliance with Victoria-based Client Wealth will give AMF exposure to the Melbourne market and, in the long ...