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SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... for Australian workers - delivering investment back into Australian companies and Australian jobs," said Treasurer Wayne Swan. Government estimates the SG rise will increase the country's savings by $500 billion by 2035, providing a 30-year-old worker ...

Chi-X and ASX go head to head

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... financial market. "Competition is vital for the development of Australia as a financial services centre," said Treasurer Wayne Swan and Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten in a joint statement. "The launch of an alternative exchange was a key recommendation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... encouragement and you've got this optimism about a European solution, so those factors pushed markets higher." Treasurer Wayne Swan will meet his British counterpart on Monday to discuss the next steps needed to restore confidence in the global economy ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... industry as Government heads and industry leaders gathered at the 2011 Tax Forum. Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan, addressed the forum to discuss the Government's plans to increase the tax-free threshold to at least $21,000 and remove ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... Canberra. The A-dollar has fallen below parity with the US dollar. Australian deputy prime minister and federal treasurer Wayne Swan had been awarded the top gong by finance magazine Euromoney. In its press release, Euromoney stated that, "Swan receives ...

Global forecast downgraded, Australia strong

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... from 4.5% to 4.0%. On the same day as being awarded finance minister of the year by Euromoney magazine, the treasurer, Wayne Swan, said that the latest IMF figures "confirms our fundamentals remain strong with the Australian economy expected to grow ...

Manufacturing's Gerry Harvey moment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... raising the productivity growth rate in the Australian economy ', a report that was specially commissioned by Treasurer Wayne Swan. The disturbing finding of the report was not that productivity growth was slowing, but that we are going backwards. In ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
... it would have a more stable funding source which would possibly enhance its independence. A spokesman for Treasurer Wayne Swan said that since Labor had come to Government, funding and staffing levels at ASIC had increased substantially.

LGS sees benefits in clean energy co-operation

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... would be a welcome development given the current lack of viable opportunities in Australia. Earlier this week Treasurer Wayne Swan said that the government was exploring ways to assist new projects as part of its carbon scheme. "We are examining new ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... three things: The big fall in the March quarter had been widely expected. In the words of Australian Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, "We expected to take a very big hit, and we have." It is seen as a one-off. "Today's national accounts demonstrate the ...