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Terrible tax policies of the last 25 years

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Many Budgets have proven to be good for the country, while others received less than glowing reviews in history books. To take us into the next phase of fiscal policy, one of Australia's most respected and renowned economic commentators, Saul Eslake ...

From financial advisers to cybersecurity advocates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... your space have actually been compromised, but because of the lack of disclosure, we just don't know - and that is the problem," Lee said. Rival cybersecurity firms formed a cyberthreat alliance to have a central non-partisan depository of data about ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... economics committee that its "inadequate" approach to policing superannuation guarantee payments has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance. In a press release issued yesterday, the ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran said the ATO recognises ...

ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... Australian Tax Office's "inadequate" approach to policing superannuation guarantee payments has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance, a Senate committee report found. The ATO's reactive rather than proactive practices significantly contributed ...

SG non-payment is an 'easy fix': ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... super is an easy fix for the government, ISA public affairs director Matt Linden said, noting a solution for the growing problem is for superannuation guarantee payments to align with wage cycles. The government should also extend single touch payroll ...

The romantic side of life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... advertising campaign from ANZ may have assisted financial advisers in making a dent in Australia's burgeoning underinsurance problem. Recently promoting its life insurance offering as 'love insurance', ANZ flipped the traditional insurance advice script ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... quarter. This is at odds with buoyant consumer sentiment surveys and underscores the Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) problem with seasonal adjustment (first quarter scores have been unusually low in recent times). But even if we take the sharp slowdown ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... allayed by his statement, "Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean problem?" after his cordial meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago earlier this month. The world is back at a ...

Negative gearing exposing Australia's poor: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
KPMG warns any increase in Australia's historically low interest rates would cause serious economic problems and affect households across the entire financial spectrum, from rich to poor. The industry consultant said one of its biggest concerns is that ...

Opposition floats SMSF borrowing ban

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... it more affordable, it puts upwards pressure on prices. So that is not something that we think would help address the problem," Cormann said. "If you have a concern about housing affordability, if you have a concern about the affordability of anything ...