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It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... time that the RBA is lowering interest rates. "It's just plain dumb." Have no fear Mr. Fraser, looks like the Federal government has just found an escape route. According to the Australian Financial Review (AFR), "The Gillard government is preparing ...

Something's gotta give

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... when talks between then President Bill Clinton and House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich failed. The federal government shuttered from 14 to 19 November, 1995 and then again from 16 December 1995 to 6 January 1996. Back then they were negotiating ...

Tough turkey for retirees this Christmas

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... deeming rates upon which pensions are calculated. "With interest rates on a downward slide, its time for the federal government to step up and adjust the deeming rates," O'Neill finished. Meanwhile, rising energy, health and home maintenance costs are ...

Aust Post streamlines Super payments for SMEs

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... cash) Super payment service. Subject to regulatory approval, the Super service is designed in line with the Federal Government's SuperStream initiatives.

Ex-Macq banker to head up Govt clean energy fund

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
An ex-Macquarie banker starts work today as chief executive officer of the Federal Government's renewable energy investment vehicle, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Oliver Yates will be the first chief executive of the fledgling fund, and ...

Federal election to compound market uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... director of Political Monitor, the energy sector is likely to become the focus of a political battle as the federal government's energy white paper seeks to shift blame for price rises away from the carbon tax and onto the states. "Political risk has ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
After assisting the Federal Government, advising a Royal Commission and working as an APRA inspector, Estelle Pearson has been named the 2012 Actuary of the Year. Pearson, who is managing director of consulting group Finity, was announced as the winner ...

Act soon on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
If the Federal Government is serious about exporting financial services to Asia, it must put in place all the recommendations suggested in the Johnson Report by the end of 2013, said the Financial Services Council (FSC). After the Gillard Government ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
If the Federal Government is serious about exporting financial services to Asia, it must implement all the recommendations in the Johnson Report by 2013, said the Financial Services Council. "The Johnson Report is a practical plan that will open up ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... the third quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures (PCE), federal government spending, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by negative contributions from exports, nonresidential fixed ...