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FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called on Treasury to cut the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy on the advice sector to zero and for superannuation trustees to stump up for the scheme.
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I don't think QANTAS can blame their plight on Australians saving. Plenty of good companies made money this year in a so called 'frugal' environment. Just as plenty of bad companies lose money in good times. Sooner or later the share price catches up with reality. As the maestro says "when the tide goes out you learn who is swimming naked". Can one of our papers please make that cartoon this weekend - a cartoon of Alan Joyce caught at low tide in his birthday suit.
Thanks for your comment Stu and nice to hear back again from you.