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Economy 'not running out of puff': Wayne Swan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan has reassured Australians that the economy is 'not running out of puff' with the construction and services sectors well poised to replace the mining sector as drivers of economic growth. In his first ...

Monster super funds tipped to invest in London property

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013

Super industry leaders weigh up Rudd's new cabinet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
Following the announcement of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's new cabinet yesterday, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann claimed Rudd was "downgrading" the superannuation portfolio. However, Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...

New Treasurer Bowen takes control of financial services and super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... Shorten, as part of his responsibilities as treasurer. Previously a separate portfolio with a separate minister (Shorten), Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has now put financial services and superannuation directly under the control of Treasury. Bowen will ...

Shorten loses superannuation portfolio

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... retained his workplace relations portfolio but is no longer Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, following Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement of his new cabinet. He has been given responsibility for school education following his ...

FSC lobbies Rudd for last minute FoFA delay

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has asked new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a last-minute delay to the commencement of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) and StrongerSuper reforms. Due to begin on July 1, the FSC has lobbied for a 12-month delay ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... gains posted on Wednesday. Rivkin global analyst Tim Radford said he did not think Kevin Rudd's mere return as Australian Prime Minister would affect markets on Thursday, but his communication on policy might. "The market, like the voting public, will ...

Once more from the top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... if you missed Kevin's sweet revenge. He's finally got the knife to stick and kicked Julia's behind off not only from the prime minister's chair but off politics altogether. Third time lucky, 'ey? Nah, make that second time lucky, he didn't even contest ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... estimate for first-quarter growth from 2.4 per cent to 1.8 per cent and, locally, Kevin Rudd won back the Labor leadership from Prime Minister Julie Gillard in a caucus vote on Wednesday night. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
... cent, but Milan dropped 0.37 per cent amidst concerns over the government's stability following the conviction of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi for paying for sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of office. The euro slipped to $US1.3084 ...