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Christmas deadline for FOFA clarity: ANZ

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... 1...once we get the answer it will start reducing a lot of the spend." With the first tranche of the FOFA legislation with the Senate Economics Committee until its March 14 report date, many in the industry are concerned the reforms will only squeak ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... from the super concessions, and that's a really significant step forward." The SG hike, which still has to go through the Senate, will be increased on a staggered basis, with initial increments of 0.25 percentage points on July 1 2013 and July 1 2014. ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... the 21 and 24 November) with issues such as best interest sure to come under further scrutiny from industry groups. The Senate Economics Committee report is due on March 14, as well as the Parliamentary Joint Committee report on FOFA due on February ...

Manufactured in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... timing couldn't have been more perfect. The poor trade stats - by China's standards - came only three days after the US Senate passed a bill allowing sanctions on countries with "misaligned" exchange rates and US Treasury Secretary Geithner's vocal support ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... said. Ms Cox said the announcement that the carbon tax had been passed in the lower house and was expected to pass the Senate, had also given investors a bit more certainty after a lengthy political debate. "Uncertainty tends to build when nobody knows ...

Social investments hinge on the right financing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... is critical to take the time to ensure financing is done properly," said Murphy. Murphy was speaking at a hearing on the Senate Economic Reference Committee's inquiry on mechanisms and options for the development of robust capital market for the social ...

Future Fund not for sale: Wong

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... billion surplus. This morning Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Cormann said a "secret plan" had been revealed during a Senate Estimates hearing when questioning Finance Department head, David Tune. Senator Cormann asked Tune whether there was anything ...

Future Fund posts higher returns, chairman warns of volatility

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... 5% to 10% of the total value of the fund to act as a hedge. In response to questioning by Senator Mathias Cormann in May Senate Estimates hearings, David Neal, chief investment officer of the Future Fund said the emerging market currency investments ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... rallied on news of an 11th hour agreement on the United States debt crisis, which is still subject to crucial votes in the Senate and House of Representatives. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed up 18.207 points, or 0.536 per cent, at 3,413.835.

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... President Barack Obama announced that Democrat and Republican Party leaders in both the House of Representatives and the Senate have backed the deal in exchange for more than US$1 trillion of spending cuts over the next decade. The deal also reportedly ...