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Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... pass does not mean that all of Trump's pro-growth promises would meet the same fate. "We'll be going right now for tax reform, which we could have done earlier... now we're going to go for tax reform, which I've always liked." (POTUS45) Now who doesn't ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... early to know how these policies will unfold." Of course. Asked whether president Trump's intention is now "to go for tax reform... or what's next on your priority list", Donald Trump replied: "We'll be going right now for tax reform, which we could ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... Secretary Steven Mnuchin has hinted that POTUS will talk about his tax-reform plan - corporate and personal income tax reform. The US equity market had been riding high on the back of expectations of lower taxes (and increased fiscal spending) and are ...

Super must continue excellence path: O'Dwyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... it happen," O'Dwyer told delegates. The minister acknowledged that not everyone is satisfied with the superannuation tax reform package, saying that despite this the legislation will improve the sustainability, flexibility and integrity of the super ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... sustainable and flexible, and generate strong benefits for every superannuant," Turnbull said. Turnbull described the super tax reform package as necessary in ensuring the sustainability of superannuation tax concessions. "Tax concessions will now be ...

Will the real Trump please stand up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Are you ready to say 'President Trump' out loud? Like him or loathe him, investors are eager to meet the president behind the publicity hound. Their savings depend on it. On the eve of his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, many ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... good tidings Santa Trump delivered (or talked of delivering) - infrastructure building and rebuilding, deregulation, tax reform. Ones that are expected to turn the "new normal" into the "new new normal". Equities on Wall Street have soared to fresh record ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... Equities Asia (AXA IM), Mark Tinker, agrees. "As the dust settles, we need to look further into the fundamentals of tax reform, policies on trade and regulatory shifts affecting the plumbing of financial markets." "Rotations out of sectors with poor ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... structural deficit until at least 2030. KPMG chief economist, Brendan Rynne said: "In the absence of any meaningful tax reform, we don't see government tax receipts covering government payments at any stage over the next fifteen years - this gap ranges ...

FSC sends final budget message

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... long-term savings policy for the country. It's not a budget issue, not a tax issue. Superannuation should not be part of tax reform. It's a long-term intergenerational savings policy," Loane said.