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Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... do, not what they have actually done in the past. Following the announcement of the SG freeze last week, Tony Abbott told ABC's 7.30: "The SG levy comes out of workers' pockets, so by delaying the increase to that levy, we actually keep more money in ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
... inequitable access to tax concessions depending on income." Prime Minister Tony Abbott defended his decision to freeze the SG on ABC's 7.30 last night, saying: "The SG levy comes out of workers' pockets, so by delaying the increase to that levy, we actually ...

FoFA future uncertain as Palmer threatens to join opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... Palmer United, does not support the measures. Palmer United Party (PUP) leader and Fairfax representative Clive Palmer told the ABC AM program that after the FoFA regulations came in today "no investor can rely on anything that the adviser tells them ...

Inquiry has Macquarie Private Wealth in its sights

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... and UBS Wealth Management were also among the financial institutions specifically mentioned in the report. Morris told the ABC that the involvement of other financial services companies is indicative of a "systemic problem" within the financial planning ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... Prospects report, sees the economy growing by 7.6% in 2014. This is a long, long way off from the fear mongering published by the ABC on 15 January. "Michael Pettis, professor of international finance at Peking University, believes growth rates might ...

Financial Wisdom to face class action for poor advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... and a series of wrong behaviour by one of its financial advisers, Rollo Sherriff, were exposed by a recent joint Fairfax and ABC investigation. Shine Lawyers is inviting people who engaged the services of Meridien Wealth before June 22, 2012, to attend ...

New FoFA will not bring back old commissions: FactCheck

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will not bring back old-style commissions, ABC's FactCheck program said, contradicting shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen. FactCheck analysed Bowen's statement that changes to FoFA will bring back ...

Treasurer signals major superannuation shake up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... into sync with age pension reforms that were announced in last week's budget. The Treasurer was speaking last night on the ABC Q&A program in front of a live audience in western Sydney. Responding to questions on whether the government had any intentions ...

CBA forced to review poor compensation methods

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... "The problems in the process were with the communication," he said. ASIC's move on CBA came days after a joint Fairfax and ABC investigation shed light on more cases of poor advice within the bank's financial planning businesses. The media reports also ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten