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Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... Australia doing the same in 2008. The federal government, in co-operation with the Greens, will nonetheless take control of the Senate on 1 July, ensuring smooth passage of the Budget and other reforms such as the Mineral Resources Rent Tax and increases ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... Europe. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases labour force data for February. In equities news, hearings by the Senate Economics Committee in its inquiry into the impact of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry continue in Sydney. ...

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... average 10 per cent of their disposable income. Despite surging retail deposits, the Reserve Bank of Australia told the Senate Inquiry into Competition within the Australian Banking Sector in November 2010 that, "The cash rate remains a major influence ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... nation's infrastructure needs in Sydney. Lehman Brothers vs Wingecarribee Shire Council continues in Federal Court. The Senate Economics Committee will hold a session in Sydney for its inquiry into competition within the Australian banking sector. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Also in the Federal Court in Sydney, packagers Amcor Ltd and Visy Group face charges of price-fixing. In Melbourne, the Senate Economics Committee continues hearings in its inquiry into the impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry. ...

Super cap breach stings 65,000

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... superannuation contribution cap leading to excess tax on their retirement funds, according to Government figures. In a response to a Senate question by Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias Corman, Federal Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten disclosed the ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... tensions, buoyed by Bernanke's upbeat assessment on the economy and little concern over inflation." Big Ben told the US Senate Banking Committee that he's not perturbed about the recent spike in oil prices and inflation. "The most likely outcome is that ...

Coalition introduces bill to abolish SG age limit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... beyond the age of 75," said De Gori. While only the government is allowed to introduce money appropriation bills into the Senate, no such inhibition exists in the lower house. What would happen even if the bill passed the lower house therefore remains ...

YBR launches term deposits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... banks' grip on the term deposits industry with its entrance into the market. "It is clear from the questions raised at the Senate Inquiry into banking competition that politicians of all shades recognise that new competition is badly needed. We will ...

US reforms open doors for tax-savvy advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... ruling that stops them from recommending certain tax strategies. The planning industry welcomed the decision of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary to send the Patent Reform Act of 2011 to the full Senate. Although there is no timeframe in place ...