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No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... Tax Expenditures Statement misrepresents the cost of superannuation subsidies. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has just issued its report into its review of the Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) that tries to measure ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... Opposition, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Investment, and deputy chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue. Chalmers said the financial services and superannuation industries are "at the pointy end of ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor said as much when he testified before the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics 08 18 September - which incidentally marked his 9th anniversary as RBA head. "For Australia, we cannot, of ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... was a policy adviser to Peter Costello for four years, has served as chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics from 2013 and was an executive at National Australia Bank (NAB) in 2007. Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...

APRA shakes up executive team, addresses super conflicts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... the well-being of the Australian community." Byres also recently appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, outlining APRA's current objectives. He discussed lending standards for housing, FSI recommendations, private ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... dollar-A's already weakening. For three, recall Gov Glenns' "Opening Statement to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics" last August where he told his audience, "if that really would be helpful" he would cut rates, but "At the end ...

Infra committee recommends ISA's inverted bid model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... development has moved a step closer to becoming a reality, receiving the endorsement of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications. The committee tabled a report yesterday in which it gave considerable space ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... one" came to mind as I was reading RBA Governor Glenn Stevens' "Opening Statement to House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics" in Brisbane yesterday (and the Q&A transcripts) and contrasted this with the "As jobless numbers climb, RBA ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled to appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index (PCI) for February ...

Jobs a-plenty but not if Gillard could help it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... two months, it certainly is looking that way. On 22 February, Governor Glen told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that, "Overall, there is a good deal of interest rate stimulus in the pipeline. At its meeting earlier this ...