News Source: The Australian
| about 1 month ago
Westpac CEO Aussies borrow twice as much as they save Government should cut savings tax ONE of the most powerful figures in Australian finance wants the Federal Government to cut tax on savings to drive more cash into deposit accounts.
News Source: Xtra News
| about 1 month ago
Finance Minister Bill English is rejecting suggestions by Labour that he has been short-sighted in suspending Government contributions to the Superannuation Fund. The criticism comes after the Government's financial statements revealed that...
News Source: Newstalk ZB
| about 1 month ago
The reason we're not contributing is because at the moment we have a $10 billion cash deficit so we don't have any surplus cash to put into it." Mr English says when the government does have the money it will resume contributions. ------ Westpac CEO...
News Source: New Zealand Herald
| about 1 month ago
The bank reported September-year cash earnings of $236 million, down 40 per cent on a year ago. The six months to September were particularly painful with cash earnings of just $34 million against $240 million for the same period a year earlier.
News Source: Wellington Dominion
| about 1 month ago
Westpac New Zealand has been accused of issuing an almost meaningless set of financial statements for the year to September. The Australian-owned bank reported a 50 per cent cut in its tax-paid profit to $236 million for the year. That did not...
News Source: The Australian
| about 1 month ago
The increase in troubled loans and the one-time New Zealand tax provision more than offset contributions from St George Bank, which it acquired during the year. But the group's chief financial officer, Phil Coffey, told reporters that the group...