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Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... also a board member of OneVue, the Australian Office of Financial Management, and is the chairman of the Commonwealth Government Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce. Feldmanis spent four years at TCorp as chief financial officer and brings more ...

Industry fund makes social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... see the super fund enter into a partnership with Glenview - a not-for-profit aged care provider, and the Commonwealth Government. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said the investment represents a fantastic example of collaboration achievable between ...

Government bond issuance to fall 20pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... commitment to support the operation of the 20 year Treasury Bond futures contract. Australia's debt through Commonwealth government debt securities is now $490 billion comprising $454 billion in Treasury bonds, $33 billion in indexed Treasury bonds and ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... of GDP to hold the line at 25%. Paying for this long road to recovery is the $105 billion increase in Commonwealth government securities on issue. In 2021 these will be more than twice what they were when the Abbott government was elected in 2013, which ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... rating. According to S&P, Sydney Airport had been expecting financial support and protection from the Commonwealth government given the geographical and financial challenges of building the second airport. However, in their 'notice of intention', the ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
AOFM to buy back short-dated bonds The commonwealth government is restructuring part its bond portfolio debt by offering to buy-back short-dated Treasury Bonds and swap them into other durations. The Australian Office of Financial Management said this ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... its recurrent budget deficit. According to the Australian Office of Financial Management, the Australian commonwealth government has $428 billion outstanding in issued bonds which is almost triple what it was at end June 2010. BP losses reduce as debt ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... June 2014 it was $319 billion and at 30 June 2013 it was $257 billion - meaning that each financial year commonwealth government debt is increasing by $50-60 billion, an amount that broadly matches each year's commonwealth government budget deficit. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... assurance that gains in conditions will be sustainable", according to NAB's chief economist Alan Oster. Commonwealth government debt jumps to $422bn Australian Commonwealth government debt has climbed to $422 billion as at 8 April 2016, according to ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Industry superannuation funds have put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have ...