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Future Fund is a government subsidiary: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
Despite arguments by the Future Fund board that it acts independently of politics, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated the obvious in saying it is a subsidiary of government. In its latest report on the Australian economy, the IMF has singled ...

Government must intervene more to promote savings: CEDA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... factoring in the impact of the savings incentives announced in the latest Federal Budget and the establishment of the Future Fund. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in the latest country survey of Australia, however said ...

MLC analyst bags 2006 Future Leaders Award

... cheap transport fees for retirees who opt for an income stream instead of a lump sum. The awards' keynote speaker, Future Fund chairman David Murray, encouraged young professionals to step up and influence the industry they're in. "The skill [now] is ...

Future Fund chair talks about T3 and politics

Speaking at the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Awards yesterday, Future Fund chairman, David Murray, shared his views on Telstra and why his fund will not get tangled up in government politicking. With a huge chunk of Telstra (T3) shares going into the ...

Future Fund climbs to $32 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2006
The government will transfer $14 billion to the Future Fund during 2006-07, and on top of the $18 billion parked there in May the Future Fund has already reached $32 billion in committed money. This is the second significant contribution by the government ...

From NZ Super to the Future Fund - Costello's next step

... it is early days yet to talk about his new role but if NZ Super's performance track record is anything to go by the Future Fund is in good hands. "They're very similar. [In 2003] NZ Super was a brand new fund and, at a political level, there wasn't unanimous ...

NZ Super Fund scores big but cautions on the future

... current level of performance will not be sustainable over the long term. The NZ fund, the equivalent to Australia's Future Fund, posted a 19.2 per cent return for 2005-06 after costs and foreign tax but before NZ tax, well above the risk free rate for ...

Finding more value in asset consulting: Watson Wyatt

... billion in funds. Michelle Baltazar Erratum: Watson Wyatt provides strategic allocation advice to VFMC, not to the Future Fund, as incorrectly stated in the previous version of this online news.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... Friday night that the federal government will sell part of its remaining stake in the telco and put the rest in the Future Fund. Analysts say the move won't improve confidence in the stock and could depress the share price. Gold stock Newcrest Mining ...

China miracle more political than economic: Fidelity Summit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
... especially as the roadblocks to this type of unlimited growth have a habit of materialising unexpectedly, he said. Future Fund chairman, David Murray, echoing these concerns, said concentrated asset bubbles may be the risk areas to watch. China is nonetheless ...