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PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... Australia's first female Prime Minister, which increases the odds the government will be re-elected and possibly win back a few senate seats, makes it more likely that the government's financial services reform agenda will be implemented as planned. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... points, with 5,027 contracts traded. In economics news on Thursday, Treasury secretary Ken Henry is to appear before a Senate committee. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is to publish data on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure ...

Resistance grows to SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... Joe Hocke,y in his speech to the National Press Club this week, stated the Coalition would oppose the SG increase in the Senate. The strengthening battlelines have forced different sides of the super funds industry to join forces, at least on this issue ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... spending. There were also concerns on Friday about corporate profits. Shares of credit card companies tumbled after the Senate voted to force them to reduce fees for debit card transactions. Visa fell 9.9 per cent, while Mastercard lost 8.6 per cent. ...

Mining royalties should go into SWF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
... "We are very keen to see that happen, and we'll look forward to the support of the unions when we move for that in the Senate," she said.

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... superannuation may be further interpreted as anti-competitive. Because of this, it is unlikely to gain Coalition support in the Senate. According to APRA figures, MySuper could decimate the current structure of the super fund industry as 35 of the 70 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... data for February at 1130 AEST. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases credit and debit card data for February. The Senate Economics References Committee's inquiry into access to finance by small business holds a public hearing in Sydney, with ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... investors and experts have banded together to offer lawmakers a list of "do's and don'ts" in governance reforms as the Senate Banking Committee mulls over a bill by chairman Christopher Dodd to plug regulatory gaps exposed by the GFC. The group, led ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... it easier for the U.S. to declare currency misalignments and take corrective action." And this from Reuters, "The U.S. Senate bill adds to pressure on U.S. President Barack Obama, whose administration must decide whether to label China as a currency ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... investors treaded water on the eve of a Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting and digested a new financial reform plan in the Senate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 17.46 points (0.16 per cent) to settle at 10,642.15, extending the blue-chip ...