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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... to 16,578.49, topping a previous record by less than two points. Locally in economic news on Thursday, the federal government's National Commission of Audit report is due to be released. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the April index of commodity ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
The federal government, with Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), has released a consultation paper on the Asia Region Funds Passport. The paper was authored by the passport working group, which includes Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, the ...

Industry heralds government capital recycling plan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... asset sales which have the potential to boost the economy has been welcomed by the superannuation industry. The federal government wants to encourage states to sell businesses and other assets and reinvest the freed capital into infrastructure projects. ...

Asia Funds Passport on shaky ground

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... collective investment products offered in one Passport economy to be sold to investors in another economy. The federal government has targeted Asia as a significant growth region for the Australian financial services industry and believes the Asia Funds ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
... or any threats to gas supplies could affect global markets. Locally, the market has reacted to news that the federal government has announced its support for the repeal of the Qantas sale act which restricts foreign ownership but will not extend a debt ...

BOQ adds to board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... having worked on a number of restructures and reviews for government including the recent GST task force for the federal government," he said. Carter's appointment is in line with BOQ's stated desire to increase the number of directors from eight to ...

SPAA urges concessional cap rethink

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... higher concessional cap and the accurate costing of superannuation taxation concessions in its submission to the federal government's May budget. SPAA also wants the government to explore polices that will assist people with broken work patterns improve ...

Future Fund quiet on leadership changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... speculation last week that he was the strong favourite for the role. But while the decision is in the hands of the federal government, Burgess said that if Costello were to become chair, he "would be surprised if there would be much change" at the $96.5 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... shares also rose by two cents to $2.59. Coca-Cola Amatil weakened by four cents to $11.75, on the back of the federal government's decision not to grant its parent company, SPC Ardmona, the $25 million it requested to continue production and provide ...

Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... Labor's Fair Work Act. "There's now a lot of uncertainty. You'd have to think that with state governments and the federal government now under a lot of pressure to rein in spending, then the halcyon days of public sector job growth are probably behind ...