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Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... exposed local players to greater competition so as to spur their development and upgrading," said Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore. Some Australian industry leaders however believe that Australia is still well positioned as a global financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... under pressure due to concern about the Japanese economy and political uncertainty, with voter support sinking for Prime Minister Taro Aso. The Nikkei gained 23.21 points to 7,557.65, capping three days of losses in which it fell about 3 per cent. On ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... services industry; as nearly all Australians would be adversely affected." Pearce's comments are a response to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's recent 8,000 word essay published in Monthly magazine, where he argued that the GFC was caused by market excesses ...

Drinking is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... citizens of planet earth. But back to Japan. The resignation of the Finance Minister would add further pressure on Prime Minister Taro Aso's already shaky grip on the government. Political gridlock has left Japanese authorities with no recourse but to ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... provide the necessary crutch for the rest of the world to get back on their feet. This is in contrast with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Christmas present for the economy -- a one-time dole out to battlers, accompanied by a wish that all these ...

Calls to cut super contribs fails to get traction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... artillery. A group of economists lead by Nick Gruen, principle of the Lateral Economics consultancy, has written to the Prime Minister proposing that employer super contributions be cut from 9 to 6 per cent with the money transferring to employees as ...

Super funds reject calls to cut super contrib

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
A group of economists lead by Nick Gruen, principal of the Lateral Economics consultancy, have written to the Prime Minister proposing that employer super contributions be cut from 9 to 6 per cent with the money transferring to employees as take-home ...

You earn, I spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... recession or war. The idea was scrapped in 2004. And fortunately for the Labour Government it was. The Federal Prime Minister and the Treasurer conceded yesterday that the budget could go into a 'temporary deficit.' And as surely as night follows day ...

Mortgage funds' phantom lifeline

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... impact and won't put dollars on the tables of retirees needing cash to pay tonight's grocery bill. Even worse, the Prime Minister's announcement that mortgage and non-cash funds should become like banks was a slap in the face for the managed funds industry ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... expected to follow Wall Street's overnight lead despite yesterday's announcement of a A$10.4 billion fiscal boost by Prime Minister Rudd, aimed to 'deal with tough times.' The bulk of the package will be used to give a one-off bonus payment to pensioners ...