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Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... said the Opposition will support the government's latest super reform package, introduced to parliament yesterday. However Labor "will take our proposed changes to the next election as policy." O'Dwyer, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... superannuation boards with a common purpose. The organisations both hold board membership at AustralianSuper. Willox agreed with Labor leader Bill Shorten that industry super funds need to carry their case better than they have in the past when the system ...

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... intergenerational report." Addressing the breakfast, shadow minister for small business and financial services Katy Gallagher reaffirmed Labor's driving ideology that the tax treatment of super needs to encourage saving but that it needs to be sustainable ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... position on superannuation will be reaffirmed today as three pieces of legislation are introduced to parliament, all despite Labor's attempts to blindside the occasion. The legislation stems from this year's Budget announcements and Minister for Revenue ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... these adverse supply-side effects by temporarily running a "high-pressure economy," with robust aggregate demand and a tight labor market. One can certainly identify plausible ways in which this might occur. Increased business sales would almost certainly ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) has launched its latest defence against Labor's proposed Royal Commission, releasing new poll data that shows a fall in support for an inquiry. The poll, conducted by Galaxy between October 6-9, shows two thirds ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... continued to improve" with the "house price expectations' index up by 1.6% in October. US JOLTS report The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) may lag the non-farm payrolls report but the latest indications from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... by 4.0% in July while those for investment housing increased by 0.1% over the month following a 0.5% pick-up in July. US Labor Market Conditions Index The latest Labour Market Conditions Index (LMCI) reading confirms the slowing jobs growth indicated ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... reports that, "Consumers' assessment of present-day conditions improved, primarily the result of a more positive view of the labor market. Looking ahead, consumers are more upbeat about the short-term employment outlook, but somewhat neutral about business ...

Super SA appoints two board members

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... board having been a federal senator for South Australia between 2005 and 2011. She was deputy leader of the South Australian Labor Party from 1997 to 2002; she retired from politics in 2011. She replaces Philip Jackson. Minister for Finance Tom Koutsantonis ...