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Australian economic fundamentals solid: Swan

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has moved to reassure Australians in the wake of the International Monetary Fund's latest gloomy outlook for the world economy. In its latest World Economic Outlook update released today, the IMF downgraded global growth forecasts ...

Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... about the reliance of super products on the equity markets. As reported yesterday by Financial Standard, Treasurer Wayne Swan released the 2011 12 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) which included the extension of a draw-down relief for account-based ...

Treasury predicts growth, $20b revenue loss

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... and businesses more reluctant to expand their workforce in the current uncertain global environment," said Treasurer Wayne Swan. The government said it had dug deep and responded to these challenges by delivering $11.5 billion in new savings, improving ...

OECD: Economy to grow by 4% next year

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... must be accompanied by governance reforms to offset the risk of moral hazard." Commenting on the report, Treasurer Wayne Swan said it would be "counterproductive" for the government to make any changes to its own budgetary plans. "In these uncertain ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... for Australian workers - delivering investment back into Australian companies and Australian jobs," said Treasurer Wayne Swan. Government estimates the SG rise will increase the country's savings by $500 billion by 2035, providing a 30-year-old worker ...

Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... financial market. "Competition is vital for the development of Australia as a financial services centre," said Treasurer Wayne Swan and Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten in a joint statement. "The launch of an alternative exchange was a key recommendation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... encouragement and you've got this optimism about a European solution, so those factors pushed markets higher." Treasurer Wayne Swan will meet his British counterpart on Monday to discuss the next steps needed to restore confidence in the global economy ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... Canberra. The A-dollar has fallen below parity with the US dollar. Australian deputy prime minister and federal treasurer Wayne Swan had been awarded the top gong by finance magazine Euromoney. In its press release, Euromoney stated that, "Swan receives ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... raising the productivity growth rate in the Australian economy ', a report that was specially commissioned by Treasurer Wayne Swan. The disturbing finding of the report was not that productivity growth was slowing, but that we are going backwards. In ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... it would have a more stable funding source which would possibly enhance its independence. A spokesman for Treasurer Wayne Swan said that since Labor had come to Government, funding and staffing levels at ASIC had increased substantially.