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Movers and shakers of 2010

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... year in Australian politics. Julia Gillard became the nation's first female Prime Minister in June after support for Kevin Rudd vanished almost as quickly as it emerged, out of the blue, less than two years prior. Gillard was seen as a much safer bet ...

Coalition still unconvinced on 12 pc SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... APRA, rolling 12 month employer superannuation contributions into funds excluding self-managed funds, at end 2007 when the Rudd Government was elected, were $58 billion and by June this year have increased to only $60 billion. While Senator Cormann is ...

Speaker chaos could derail super reforms

... lower house numbers currently 76 to 74, if a Labor member is made speaker and say a division (vote) were called while Kevin Rudd foreign affairs minister was out of the country at the same time as say the Treasurer was away at a G20 meeting or the defence ...

Singapore to win asset mgmt race: report

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... during a time when the Federal Government seeks to promote the country as a financial services hub. For instance, the former Rudd Government cut withholding tax for distributions to offshore investors in Australian managed funds as part of its plans ...

Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... key confidence shaker with Western Australia reporting the biggest decline of 2.8 points after the May announcement by the Rudd Government of the Resources Super Profits Tax while Queenslanders are simply the least confident of all Australians with a ...

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... executive of SPAA. There is speculation that if it wasn't for Shorten's role in the demise of former prime minister Kevin Rudd, Shorten would have been granted a cabinet post. Nonetheless his appointment to the junior ministry reinforces the pattern ...

Raising SG must remain despite RSPT outcome: Brogden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... mining sector get out of their entrenched positions and negotiate to find a resolution," he said. Brogden commended Kevin Rudd for his time as prime minister and his work on building the local financial service industry. "Kevin Rudd was always a strong ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The morning after. Either you're still reading the obituaries and the political assassination of Kevin Rudd or you have moved on to congratulate Australia's first femme PM - Julia Gillard. I won't bore you with the details. Pick up any local daily or ...

PM Gillard makes wealth reforms more likely

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... planners charge from one to three years). Moreover, the influence of Dr. Ken Henry, who is widely seen as close to Kevin Rudd, may wane. Whichever way it goes, both the short and long game for financial services industry associations just got more co ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... globe discuss the fate of us mere mortals. But before that, we Australians have a developing uncertainty of our own. Kevin Rudd is no longer PM. Ms. Julia Gillard becomes Australia's new PM and its first femme Prime Minister. What happens to Labour's ...