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Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... boards. Both ISA and AIST have commissioned a review by former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor and Treasury Secretary Bernie Fraser to lead the development of a best practice governance code of conduct for not-for-profit superannuation funds ...

Governance bill loses Senators' support

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... this week. Both ISA and AIST have commissioned a review by former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor and Treasury Secretary Bernie Fraser to lead the development of a best practice governance code of conduct for not-for-profit superannuation funds ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... political opportunism should trump good policy. "It is no surprise that Treasury provided such advice, as the Treasury Secretary has been on the public record saying that super tax concessions need to be looked at." The government has agreed to give ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... recall the Yankees wading in on on the Greek crisis issue. (I remember them meddling in many others though). US Treasury secretary Jacob Lew "...in a phone call on Tuesday with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, warned Athens that a failure to reach ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... for him to tone down his rhetoric to reach an agreement. With the stalemate showing no signs of ending, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Tsipras in a phone call on Tuesday he should make "a serious move to reach a pragmatic compromise with its creditors". ...

Property bubble debate heats up

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... uncertainty amongst those thinking about increasing their exposure, but are not dissuading Chinese investors. Treasury secretary John Fraser was the last public official to warn about fast rising house prices: "When you look at the housing price bubble ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... on June 7 - Athens' troubles dominated the talks. "All parties need to move" in the Greek negotiations, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told reporters after the meeting wrapped up on Friday. HONG KONG - Japan's Nikkei has chalked up an eleventh straight ...

Deflation is the Darth Vader of the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... has increased and could adversely affect medium-term price developments." This is the same day that former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2015 that, "Deflation and secular stagnation are the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Services Index (PSI) is due out. ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft is slated to address to the National Press Club while Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson attends an Australian British Chamber of Commerce lunch to discuss the case for tax reform. In equities ...

Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Cormann. "Treasury apologises to all its stakeholders for this error and the confusion it may have caused," acting Treasury secretary Jan Harris said in a statement. Senator Sinodinos stood aside from as assistant treasurer in March while he faced questions ...