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New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... minister, following his last minute support for Kevin Rudd in last week's leadership ballot. Chris Bowen was minister for immigration and citizenship until March of this year, when he went to the backbenches after publicly supporting Kevin Rudd in a ...

Credit Suisse launches SIV portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... produced two discretionary portfolios which meet the requirements stipulated by the Australian Government's Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The SIV Fixed Income Portfolio is made up of 100% Australian government bonds and liquidity ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... an improving economy. But the big surprise brimming him with confidence was the improvements shown in US housing. "Immigration and low interest rates means that the demand for housing is rising dramatically. In the US, it's now cheaper to own your own ...

Asia vital for Aus business: Harcourt

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... to this country not only improve productivity because they bring in skills but many become employers... Opening up immigration has not only improved global connections with the world, but also seen productivity improve."

Sustainability already impacting investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... global head of sustainability at Towers Watson. Macro trends including demographic changes such as ageing populations, immigration, changing landscapes, land use, changing climate, major infrastructure demands and new consumer powers are changing the ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... cent. US hedge fund trader John Thomas has said the US needs 27 million new jobs to soak up natural population and immigration growth, to set the nation back to 5 per cent unemployment. But since last June, private sector jobs have reportedly only risen ...

Clash of the titans on housing bubble

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... doubled in value in 8 years and quadrupled in 21, are in a bubble," Grantham said, conceding that the government's immigration policies, the first homeowners grant and economic conditions had all been supportive of prices. "Does anyone think bubbles ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... Hongkongers made arrangements to exit the country before China takes over. Many, if not most, Hongkongers applied for immigration into other countries - mainly to the United States, Canada and Australia. Given China's rapid growth since then, those who ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... director, has been appointed minister for superannuation while former superannuation minister Chris Bowen takes on the immigration portfolio. Shorten is a former Australian Workers' Union national secretary widely regarded for his business savvy negotiation ...

Seniors warn Coalition on super policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... Moreover, with both political parties making claims they will stall population growth even though without maintained immigration levels and population growth the size of the labour force will stagnate, it will be imperative to encourage Australians to ...