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WA senator appointed super shadow minister

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
WA senator Mathias Cormann has been appointed shadow minister for financial services and superannuation, while his predecessor Luke Hartsuyker becomes shadow minister for regional communications. Senator Cormann has also been appointed shadow assistant ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... retail funds on these revised Awards. While the Coalition's spokesperson for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz, tried to hedge his bets when he said the Coalition still reserves its right to adjust the Act's supporting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... million. In equities news, Macquarie Telecom opens its MacquarieHUB call centre officially by Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy. Gallup Consulting releases research on wellbeing and implications for organisations and employees. In Australia ...

PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... their Liberal Party origins. The Victorian ALP's preference deal miscalculation that paved the way for the election of Senator Fielding only added to these woes. Indicating how this changes the atmosphere for financial services, the Greens are expected ...

The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... is what a central banker - "the" top central banker - is meant to do. Reminds me of then Opposition Finance spokesman, Senator Barnaby Joyce's comments earlier this year that because "we're going into hock to our eyeballs to people overseas", Australia ...

Future Fund chair attacks RSPT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... mining tax proceeds to be diverted into a proper sovereign fund rather than be used for recurrent government expenditure. Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Greens, on ABC television this week repeated his policy position that the Greens would soon be ...

Mining royalties should go into SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... "Absolutely, and in fact when I did my National Press Club speech a couple of weeks ago, I floated a similar idea." Liberal Senator Nick Minchin, a strong critic of the recently proposed mining tax, appeared to suggest the Coalition might be more more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... Government November 2010 Treasury bonds. In companies news, Alumina Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Assistant Treasurer Senator Nick Sherry is due to speak at an Investment and Financial Services Association lunch in Sydney. On Thursday, the Australian ...

Rules, rules, rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Do you know what Moses did when God handed him the Ten Commandments? He squatted beside the burning bush, placed both hands on his face and cried, "Rules, rules, rules... too many rules!" But unlike Moses, America's biggest banks are not squatting and ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi". Yes Virginia, the US is drawing up battle plans as I write. According to Bloomberg, "Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South ...