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Australia signs FATCA agreement with US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... ease some of that pressure," head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Australia and New Zealand Peter Baker said. "As Treasurer Hockey said; this move reduces the burden on Australian investors and minimises costs by simplifying due diligence requirements." ...

Treasurer readies electorate for Age Pension cuts

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey has given the strongest signal yet that cuts to the Age Pension will headline a raft of belt-tightening measures in the upcoming Budget. In a speech at Sydney's Doltone House yesterday, the Treasurer said that Australia's spending ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... another investigation is more than necessary. In November 2013 a joint release between Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey introduced us to the government's wide-ranging plans. The release said the Murray inquiry was intended to be a ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... assistance flows to high income earners while low income earners receive virtually no benefit. The report comes in light of Treasurer Joe Hockey's recent comments that the government may consider raising the Age Pension eligibility age to 70 to offset ...

Baird premiership represents infra opportunity: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... vocal supporter of the NSW government's 'recycling' of brownfield infrastructure to fund new infrastructure projects. As treasurer, Baird was the driving force behind this program. "As Treasurer, Mike Baird articulated a determined vision to see more ...

Would Baird premiership mean 'poles and wires' sale?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... consistently called for federal and state governments to facilitate more infrastructure investment opportunities. As treasurer, Baird has overseen the sale of two major ports - Kembla and Botany - and the process is underway for the sale of a third ...

FSC lobbies against super "7 year gap"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... superannuation so you can get the majority of your pension when you reach 67," Brogden explained. He spoke following Treasurer Joe Hockey's citation of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) recommendation that more countries should consider raising ...

Protection needed if pension age increased: AIST

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... accompanied by measures to protect older Australians who are unable to work longer. The statement follows a speech by Treasurer Joe Hockey during a conference in Washington. Hockey said that the number of retirees in Australia will double over the next ...

Hockey signals pension age might climb to 70

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey has issued veiled warnings that welfare spending and age pension structures will need to be changed say by raising the pension age to make them affordable. In a major speech he presented this week to the 'The Global Age of Responsibility ...

Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... sector may be profound," Macquarie argued. Macquarie's call will not fall on deaf ears. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo - a potential candidate for the role of assistant treasurer should Arthur Sinodinos not return - said last week ...