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Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... Government's legislation to authorise the Medicare monopoly on Approved Superannuation Clearing Houses is setting up another Senate showdown."The Coalition needs to indicate today that they will allow this important measure to go through the Senate so ...

Military Super reforms under senate scrutiny

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
The senate is holding an inquiry into military and civilian superannuation reforms proposed by the Federal Government - including the management merger of civilian and military schemes. The shadow minister for veterans' affairs, Louise Markus, and the ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... monetary conditions "at some point" as the "expansion matures". Not enough? We could throw in reports that last night the US Senate approved a US$13 billion plan to fight unemployment and US$2 billion to state and local governments to help them float ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... Bernanke's semi-annual testimony on the US economy and interest rates before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate on the 24th and 25th. A penny for Ben's thoughts. All eyes and ears would be on Big Benny for clues on the outlook for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... NEW YORK - Investors moved back into stocks on hopes that a special election in Massachusetts will take away power from Senate Democrats and make it harder for President Barack Obama to make changes to health care. The vote on Tuesday to fill the seat ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of this ...

CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... not only challenging his own Party but in his direct challenge to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to call an election if the Senate fails to pass the amended emissions trading legislation. The result of any double dissolution election will impact financial ...

Super is not for winning votes

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... suddenly changed the rules," he said. "And I represent a fund that has nurses and teachers in it, and I appear before the Senate Economics Committee and they tried to tell me that the nurses and teachers were the wealthy. Give me a break, the same amount ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... consecutive monthly increase. An extension of the US$8,000 first homebuyers tax credit that is currently being forged in the US Senate provides further welcome news for the housing sector. US shares gave up some gains on negative news. Consumer confidence ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... holds its annual general meeting, and Advance Energy Ltd holds a general meeting. Telstra and Optus will appear before a Senate committee into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill. The Sequal Deloitte Reverse Mortgage survey is released ...

Editor's Choice

Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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