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Filled half-empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... below US$50 a barrel. And then there is the A$10.4 billion fiscal stimulus (maybe more) handed down by the Federal Government. Wait there's more. Real disposable income (in trend terms) grew by 2.3 per cent over the quarter and 7.4 per cent over the ...

Super funds eye cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... option and the fund's diversified investment options that include an allocation to the asset class. While the Federal Government guarantee for Australian bank desposits does not extend to super funds, Equipsuper, like many other industry funds, are finding ...

Choice members up 25pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Low, The Association for Payroll Specialists' general manager in a previous Financial Standard article. The Federal Government is partly addressing this time and admin cost problem by introducing an optional superannuation clearing house facility, which ...

Thank you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... economy. Thank you too that it still has plenty of room for policy accommodation. Thank you that the previous Federal Government had the foresight to accumulate budget surpluses during times a-plenty. Thank you that the current Federal Government is ...

No more short-selling: IML

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
One of the country's long-established value fund manager Anton Tagliaferro has urged the Federal Government to re-instate the shorting ban because short-selling threatens the ability of listed companies to raise much-needed equity capital in the next ...

Hyperion appoints chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... and BB's Coffee locally. He remains chair of Bartercard Australia, The Institute of Business Leaders and the Federal Government's Area Consultative Committee for the Gold Coast and Regions among others.

Macq confirms bank guarantee

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Macquarie Group has informed retail banking clients the Federal Government's Guarantee will extend to its cash deposits across its banking product suite at no extra cost. According to Macquarie Group, cash deposits held by retail clients are protected ...

Don't worry, be happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... is serious but the underlying Australian economic fundamentals remain strong. And besides, the RBA and the Federal Government has plenty in their war chests to cushion the financial tsunami that is afflicting most countries around the world. The danger ...

Trustees should adopt system-wide policies: Sherry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... said, referring to super funds investing time and money on improving their admin systems. To that end, the Federal Government plans to introduce an optional superannuation clearing house system - effectively one single admin system where small businesses ...

Northern Trust granted Aussie bank licence

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... asset services to its local clients. The licence means Australian based Northern Trust clients such as the federal government's Future Fund can deal with the firm's Melbourne office for their banking transaction needs. These functions and services were ...