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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... Yoshihide Suga said in an interview Saturday in Tokyo. Pressure for a stimulus package has stepped up following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's landslide Upper House election victory two weeks ago. The landslide win was the first election with the newly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... The opposition Democratic Party won 32 seats. While the elections centred on the issue of constitution reform, Prime Minister Abe declared in his victory speech that, "We have to accelerate Abenomics to meet the public's expectations". US labor market ...

ICG sells stadium to NSW govt

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... year. Last year it did about EBIT $29 million and held about 45 events," Laidlaw said. Prior to the deal closure NSW Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres announced the appointment of a new board for ANZ Stadium, welcoming the asset returning to public ownership. ...

First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... First State Super is helping to build a world class training facility for Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Launched by NSW Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott and FRNSW commissioner Greg Mullins, the Fire & Rescue NSW Academy is scheduled to open ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann recently announced two appointments to the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Joining the Future Fund Board of Guardians for a five-year term are Erin Flaherty and Michael Wachtel. Their term began on 3 April 2016 ...

AFA signs former PM for national conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... (AFA) has revealed the first of its plenary speakers who will open the AFA 2016 National Adviser Conference. Former Prime Minister John Howard will headline the plenary speakers, discussing the role of world leaders in a new century, growing concerns ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... banks passing on the full reduction in May. Japan retail sales The latest retail spending figures perhaps explain Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's flip-flopping over the consumption tax increase scheduled for April next year. The consumption tax increase ...

J.P. Morgan and Future Fund ties at robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... investment adviser Six Park have recruited former Future Fund general manager Paul Costello and former Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner to the investment advisory board. Six Park co-founder and advisory board chair Brian Watson said the firm's ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... manage their financial arrangements." The program launch comes at the same time Labor committed to appointing a dedicated Minister for Ageing should it win the federal election on 2 July. National Seniors has cautiously welcomed the Opposition's announcement ...