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New super bill enters parliament

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... information about the payment of their super entitlements," said Shorten. Also within the bill are proposed new measures about the GST treatment of health supplies paid for by third parties, payments made under a government appropriation, and the Commissioner ...

SMSFs shift focus to property

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... acquisition of single properties with multiple titles attached and the use of holdings trusts for asset purchases and the GST concern with regular adviser reviews recommended. "Trustees and/or their advisers need to connect the inflows and outflows to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... it's actually going to be passed it's almost like the better the devil you know. "(A media report on Thursday also said) the GST was likely to have three times the impact of the carbon tax on the standard of living for the average consumer." Money continued ...

Tax forum tackles wealth management issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
While big ticket items like the GST, Carbon Tax and Mining Tax may not have been up for discussion, there was still plenty to talk about for the wealth management industry as Government heads and industry leaders gathered at the 2011 Tax Forum. Treasurer ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... the point? We've witnessed the same arguments -- pros and cons, winners and losers - and scares before, during and after the GST (goods and services tax) was introduced on 1 July 2000 - the biggest economic reform of the time. I can still picture then ...

Life insurance gap down 33pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... by the government and nine times that amount in disability underinsurance. Rice recommended the removal of stamp duty and a GST for some policies as one method to fill the gap.

Equipsuper builds intra-fund advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... Planning that could be better handle through Member Advice services," said Brooks. Equipsuper charges members $75 (including GST) for a Member Adviser phone consultation, which also provides a Statement of Advice. "Members will opt in to the Member Adviser ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

IFSA rebrands to the Financial Services Council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... participation rates for older workers. It will also champion further tax reform especially increasing the goods and services tax (GST) that would be offset by removal of more state taxes. The FSC will additionally seek to prevent unnecessary financial ...

AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... However, the firm capped the amount financial planners can charge through the product to either a recurring 20 basis points plus GST fee or a one-off $400 plus GST payment. He said the firm is not concerned the lack of commission will affect how many ...