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US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... [been] a needless drag on our economy." The bill being approved by Congress has been welcomed by investors. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was reported last week saying that if the debt ceiling wasn't raised from 27 February the US was likely to be in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... manufacturing data compounded already deep fears about emerging markets. Traders were also spooked by a warning from Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, who warned that the US borrowing limit will be reached on Friday, renewing fears of a Washington stand-off ...

Wilson HTM CFO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Wilson HTM Investment Group chief financial officer and company secretary Karen Penrose has stepped down. Don Mackenzie has been appointed company secretary with immediate effect, with Philippa Abbott continuing in as assistant company secretary. Todd ...

Combet joins IFM Investors board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... position on the board in January 2014. Prior to his time as a member of Parliament, Combet spent eight years as ACTU secretary, and six years before that as assistant secretary. He has close ties to the industry fund movement. Between 2002 and 2007 he ...

NAB workers demand profit share after 1172 job cuts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... workers have ever received. In fact it was the lowest pay offer among the big four banks in recent times," FSU national secretary Leon Carter said. A spokesperson for NAB responded: "NAB has recently commenced discussions on our next Enterprise Agreement ...

ISA appoints former cabinet minister to advisory role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... advisory role for the next year. Combet served as a Cabinet Minister in the former Federal Government and is a former Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. As principal adviser to the board of ISA, he will assist the organisation with ...

Centrepoint Alliance CFO resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
Centrepoint Alliance chief financial officer and company secretary Ian Magee has resigned from his post, effective November 1, 2013. General manager of Corporate Development and Projects Glenn Toohey will be taking over Magee's position. Toohey joined ...

Shorten gives Ripoll shadow superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... Reps for Oxley, Queensland - Pauline Hanson's former seat. To date his most senior positions have been as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, and Parliamentary Secretary of Small Business. Ripoll's will be part of the shadow Treasury team, which ...

US shutdown slowing pension payments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
... The continuing US shutdown is beginning to slow pension payments, with fears growing some payments could stop. The US secretary for the Veterans Administration Benefits and Services, Eric Shinseki, appeared end last week before the Congress committee ...

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013