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Sinodinos aims at "fixing the messes" inherited from Labor

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... for Australia to have a level playing field between types of super funds. His comments prompted a reaction from Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who made clear that there will be "no adverse changes to superannuation under an incoming Coalition government ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... a bid to topple Italy's government fell apart. The euro hit an eight-month high at $1.3646 after former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi abandoned his bid to topple Enrico Letta's government but later stood at $1.3638. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... settlement to Italy's political crisis. Milan's FTSE-Mib jumped 3.11 per cent to close at 17,977 points on hopes Prime Minister Enrico Letta will survive a confidence vote as support for former premier Silvio Berlusconi fragmented. Frankfurt's DAX 30 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... fell 1.27 per cent on concerns over the stability of the Italian government as the process of stripping former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of his seat in the Senate moves forward following his conviction on tax fraud charges. The euro climbed to ...

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made clear that he isn't planning to make changes to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector even after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) red flagged DIY investors' property exposure. "What we said was that there would ...

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... rules allowing geared investments through SMSFs could be contributing to a bubble forming in the sector. Today Prime Minister Tony Abbott said a strong housing market was "a good thing" and signaled faith in the RBA to head off over-heating with interest ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... cent, however, on renewed concerns over the stability of the Italian government as the process of stripping former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi of his seat in the Senate following his conviction on tax fraud charges. The euro was at $1.3484, down ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... sluggish. Spain has emerged from recession in the third quarter, with estimated economic growth of 0.1 to 0.2 per cent, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday. Madrid's IBEX 35 stocks index closed up 0.64 per cent. ...

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... services industry, which would lose its own portfolio and fall gain under Treasury. The decision is part of what Prime Minister Tony Abbott has called a "title deflation" and a move away from the Labor initiative to give superannuation and financial ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... believes Senator Mathias Cormann is unlikely to maintain the same portfolio combination he has held in opposition when Prime Minister elect Tony Abbot announces his government. Speaking at the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)'s Hedge ...