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Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that, "Obviously a weaker dollar is good for ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... and promoting infrastructure investment by insurers through appropriately calibrated capital requirements. US Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said: "The regulatory framework for both the asset management and insurance industries can be significantly ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... leaders rolled out their tax plan this week predicted it will widen the budget gap over the next 10 years." US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin argues that the additional economic growth (ergo, more government revenue) that would be generated by the ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary policies. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has hinted that POTUS will talk about his tax-reform plan - corporate and personal income tax reform. The ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... Superannuation Trustees (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 ...

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". ...