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Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... following proposed changes released this week. The draft legislation announced by the deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will make FSHAs a more appealing means to save for property. Currently, a First Home Saver ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was 69 points higher at 4,428. In economic news on Wednesday, Treasurer Wayne Swan will release revised economic forecasts, and Treasury secretary Ken Henry is scheduled to address a Committee for Economic ...

SG survives mining tax deal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... saves most of its benefits, especially the SG uplift. Driving the negotiations were Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and senior executives from BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and ...

Do nothing budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
"Those looking for a big spending pre-election budget won't find one." This is what Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan told Parliament on Budget night. And he wasn't kidding. Sure there were a few government giveaways... a few takes, but compared ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... deposits offered by banks, credit unions and building societies for up to three years. Yesterday, however, Treasurer Wayne Swan said they would remove this guarantee on March 31 - just 16 months since the guarantee was introduced.

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... reform, national productivity growth targets and the removal of the compulsory retirement age. Yesterday Treasurer Wayne Swan released the third Intergenerational Report showcasing how the ageing population will drive up health costs and age pension ...

Big tax reforms on way for super: Tsr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Treasurer Wayne Swan has foreshadowed major tax reforms to make superannuation fairer. In a major speech titled Tax Reform for Australia's Future presented at this week's Economic and Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne, the Treasurer said superannuation's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for August. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan will address the Australian Business Economists with a speech entitled, "Evaluating domestic fiscal policy during a global ...

Of population growth and surpluses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
Since we're still into discussions of the alphabet these days, did anyone notice Australian Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan mention the 'S' word last week? It was during his address to formally launch the Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research ...

Population explosion to reshape wealth and pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... Financial planners and super funds will be catering for a much bigger market than previously thought, after Treasurer Wayne Swan said the population could grow to 35 million by 2049, much higher than earlier estimates of around 28 million. Speaking at ...