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Former Labor senator joins Sargon

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
A former cabinet minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments was appointed to Sargon's board. Stephen Conroy has joined as a non-executive director at Sargon, as the firm embarks on its next growth phase. Commenting on Conroy's appointment, Sargon ...

APRA to boost staff numbers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... at a new enforcement approach. The statement was set to be delivered before the Senate last night, however after Prime Minister Scott Morrison called a May 18 Federal Election yesterday morning, Byres' appearance could no longer go ahead. In his ...

Chief economist update: Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... direction," it said. The British central bank may have to wait a while longer, for despite three votes (so far), UK prime minister Theresa May's offer to sacrifice her premiership and, more recently, negotiations with Labour leader Corbyn to break ...

Record tax receipts, record outlays yet back to surplus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... commodities markets, labour force expansion and companies exhausting most of their GFC tax losses, has enabled Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his coalition government to easily absorb this year's 6.6% outlays increase. This increase in outlays ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... marks the next stage in that plan. "Lower taxes for 10 million Australians and three million small businesses." Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to announce an election in the coming days, slated for mid-May.

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... severely damaged." The groups' calls are being backed up by the Australian and New Zealand governments. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a press conference last week: "We are working on new laws that would seek to apply criminal penalties ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... infrastructure investment. Signaled looser liquidity stance by pointing to further RRR cuts for smaller banks." Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang announced these measures at the opening of the National People's Congress on March 5 simultaneous with ...

Frydenberg takes action on banning grandfathered commissions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
Consultation is now open for the Federal Government's response to Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's recommendation that grandfathered conflicted remuneration should be eliminated. The new regulation proposes financial product manufacturers to pass on to ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... how deeply recent events are being felt, especially in New Zealand. In the days following the attack, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said of Facebook: "They are the publisher, not the postman. There cannot be a case of all profit, no responsibility." ...

New directors join Frontier Advisors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... a member of the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. From 1991 to 1994 he was principal economic adviser to Prime Minister Paul Keating. He is also a former head of economic planning and development for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Cole is chief executive ...