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Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... projects, a big set of projects, particularly the kind of mega projects worth $5 billion or more. "We've had state treasurers, state infrastructure ministers, warning about the challenges of delivering on this vision. We've got shortages or high ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... modesty, integrity and the quiet fearlessness and forcefulness of his advice, earning the respect of Prime Ministers and Treasurers on all sides of politics. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating also paid tribute to Evans for his contributions to economic ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded four Federal Treasurers - Wayne Swan, Chris Bowen, Joe Hockey, and Scott Morrison (now prime minister) - before him. According to the Budget ...

Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... others. Getting extra dosh on top of a Budget surplus; you've got to hit the like button. But as previous Federal Treasurers would agree, the Budget predictions are only as good as the economic assumptions underlying them. Wayne Swan, Chris Bowen ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... 2020-21 - and from there, the hope is that it'll be surpluses all way as far as the eye can see. But as previous Federal Treasurers would agree, the Budget predictions are only as good as the economic assumptions underlying them. Wayne Swan, Chris Bowen ...

Royal Commission bad for super: Switzer

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... I've been writing and giving out my views on major newspapers and websites since 1985, very few finance ministers or Treasurers have ever got serious about the finance sector," he added Rainmaker research shows that at 31 December 2017, not-for-profit ...

Funds SA chair departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... invested with Funds SA have been able to greatly benefit from the generated returns. She also paid tribute to successive Treasurers with whom she had worked over the 15 years. Dr Nugent is currently chairman of Veda Group and the Australian Rail Track ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Services Council (FSC)'s acting chief executive Andrew Bragg said: "He set a very high benchmark for future Assistant Treasurers. His signature achievements were moving ahead with the export of funds management agenda, life insurance sustainability reform ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... decision to leave Australian workers worse off at retirement and make our superannuation system a plaything of successive Treasurers will erode confidence in our system. "It will mean less investment in productivity enhancing and nation building infrastructure ...

SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... which believes it could drive the fund operations business offshore. "Scores of organizations - representing corporate treasurers, finance officials from state and local governments, nonprofits, financial advisers, and individual investors - have written ...
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