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Small businesses to get two-year SG relief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... and economics, said any proposal that eases small business cash flow concerns would be looked at however, the proposed SG relief is not part of ACCI's submission to the Government. Meanwhile, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation ...

Pensions deficit hits US firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... be funded over no more than seven years," said Adrian Hartshorn, member of the Mercer Financial Strategy Group. "Without relief, plan sponsors must shoulder the immediate burden of sudden, unexpected large increases in plan contributions at a time when ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... another one of those dead cat bounces such as the one that greeted the announcement of the US Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Even if these were to be followed by concrete action and while we could be assured that this time, the US Congress ...

Planners spared AMP job cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... has no plans to change its growth strategies at this stage. This is good news for AMP planners who can breathe a sigh of relief as they prepare their businesses for a grim looking 2009. "Our outlook is unchanged. We don't anticipate any changes to our ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... automakers and the economy disheartened investors. Stocks finished at their lows of the session after the automakers pleaded for relief during a second day of hearings in Washington. The heads of General Motors Ford and Chrysler are asking for a massive ...

Bail-out Plan B

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... of heart or merely trying to get on the good side of its boss-elect President Obama? The US$700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) will no longer buy the TA (troubled assets) under the RP (relief program). Yes that is correct. You read it right. ...

GFC pushes ASIC to let funds provide limited advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... able to answer quite routine questions. "The line between guidance and personal financial advice is a difficult one. The relief given by ASIC aims to address what often falls within the grey area between general information and personal advice," said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... mindful of the economy's growing problems but attracted by lower prices. Analysts said Friday's advance, which also came amid relief that a bad report on unemployment wasn't worse and followed dour third-quarter reports from Ford and General Motors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... as Amercians headed to the ballot box to vote for a new president, with investors hoping a new administration will bring relief from the global financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 305.45 points, or 3.28 per cent, to 9,625.28 and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... going to buoy the stock market to start off with, but if the Democrats were to win, then there would be even more of a relief rally. "Then to compound that further, if the Democrats secure more seats in the Senate, we (will) see the stock market being ...