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It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... handshake when the clock strikes 12. Even those making the negotiations said so themselves. Before the "deal" announcement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Dem) announced that he was "confident that reasonable people from both parties should be able ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... fallen to $350 million for the 2011-12 financial year, subject to a funding review, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft told a Senate Estimates hearing. As a result, 155 jobs need to be cut. The 87 staff that have been given redundancies in the year to May go ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... "That got the market singing, but of course the thing to watch there is that the proposal has to be put before the (US Senate), and the commentary I've seen hasn't been all that positive about getting it passed," he said. "The market loved it; everything ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... decline in US weekly jobless claims to the lowest point in three months. The prospect of a vote of confidence in the Italian senate on the government's EUR40 billion austerity budget further weighed on sentiment until it was passed early in the European ...

Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... trustee arrangements of the Commonwealth's main military and civilian superannuation schemes into a single entity passed the Senate this week. In a statement, the government said the new structure will modernise commonwealth superannuation governance ...

Coalition adopts ALP super clearing house model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... our legislation [for the clearing house], the Opposition did everything they could to delay it, including supporting a Senate Inquiry and moving an amendment to allow the private sector to also provide the service," said minister Shorten. While politicians ...

Advisers aim for independents over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... Financial Advisers, Senator Cormann told the crowd that after 1 July the shift of power in the Government would change. The Senate would move from Coalition to Labor control with the support of the Greens, he said. But the House of Representatives would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... Ark Mines Ltd and Resource Development Group Ltd are due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Canberra, the Senate Economics Committee reports its findings on competition in the Australian banking sector. On Thursday, the Australian share ...

Opposition attacks opt-in concession

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... reform would still penalise advisory firms despite the extended time frame. "According to Treasury evidence during recent Senate estimates, an average small business financial advisory firm would face $50,000 per annum in additional costs," he said. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... Ark Mines Ltd and Resource Development Group Ltd are due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Canberra, the Senate Economics Committee reports its findings on competition in the Australian banking sector. On Thursday, the Australian share ...