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Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
Coalition calls for major amendments to the Government's legislation to authorise the Medicare monopoly on Approved Superannuation Clearing Houses is setting up another Senate showdown."The Coalition needs to indicate today that they will allow this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... the Reserve Bank of Australia's 2008 Annual Report. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry releases its small business survey for December quarter. The RBA releases minutes of its February 2 board meeting. RBA assistant governor of financial ...

Clearing house legislation reaches Parliament

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... rules around the processing of superannuation contributions. The law, should it come to fruition, will provide small business employers relief in their super guarantee duties. Employers can use Medicare Australia as a "hub" to handle their SG contribution ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... community banks, families and students and the redirection of the US$30 billion already repaid by Wall Street banks to small business and homeowners. But Obama also called for fiscal discipline. "Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government ...

Now that's challenging

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... deposits lend to borrowers' kind of banking. But isn't a 'traditional' bank also making a 'bet' that the loans - small business, consumer, housing, auto, student - it makes would come good? The same way it bets on financial assets/securities? This comes ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Clearing house model to be multi competitive: Tsy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... draft legislation for the superannuation clearing house signals that while the government appointed Medicare as the small business clearing house, it expects multiple clearing houses to be operating in the market. "[It will] allow employers to meet their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... Melbourne Institute releases its wages report for the November quarter. National Australia Bank releases its quarterly small business survey. THe Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry issues its small business survey. In companies news, KPMG releases ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation minister Chris Bowen and small business minister Craig Emerson jointly announced this morning that starting July next year, small businesses with less than 20 people ...

Macquarie hires insurance specialist

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Craig Boss as insurance specialist. Boss joins Macquarie Private Wealth from AG Private Advisory and brings risk and wealth management advisory services experience to the firm. Boss will provide insurance solutions ...